How Are You, Verity?

A neurodivergent child interacts with their neighbours to discover the true meaning behind greetings and salutations. Verity is bubbling with excitement about an upcoming school field trip to the aquarium! When neighbours ask, ""How are you?""_Verity_shares their excitement and fascinating facts about sea animals. Their older brother John kindly suggests that the question ""How are you?"" is actually a greeting and not an invitation to share so much._Verity_plans an experiment to find out if their brother is right. But when the trip to the aquarium is cancelled, Verity is heartbroken. When people ask ""How are you?"" what should they say then?