: Like you, I would be inclined towards the past tense in those examples. I think I could justify it by saying [possibly a bit pedantically] that the plot continuing, and Riley speaking and

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Like you, I would be inclined towards the past tense in those examples. I think I could justify it by saying [possibly a bit pedantically] that the plot continuing, and Riley speaking and reflecting on Anna, are all happening in the present - Riley's words and thoughts are reported speech about the past, but are taking place at the present time.

When looking at earlier chapters where Anna is an active subject and not the object of reflection, I would use the present tense to describe who she is and what she is doing.

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