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Go ahead, Tommy. We’ll be right back. And you’ll see. That wasn’t any ship or anything like it. That was just a . . . . a meteor or something. Likely as not –

(he turns to the group now trying to weight his words with an optimism he obviously doesn’t feel but is desperately trying to instill in himself as well as the others)
What do the dialogue and stage directions tell readers about Steve’s perspective?

He feels optimistic about the power outage.
He is trying to sound optimistic even though he is not.
He feels optimistic about a ship landing.
He is trying not to sound optimistic even though he is.