Like temporarily, yes, or occasionally. Many small breaks as opposed to one constant state of being.

[Ben doesn't know what legal terms are, at least not in practice. He would find it odd that such definitions were paramount in any sense of the word, when they don't actually alter the state of one's disposition. It's not fairness that concerns him. It's reality.]

That happens, too. [He'd been hesitant to ask about it, not wanting to upset her again, not wanting her to look at him or raise her voice like that again. But if it was only surprising...] How so?