She nodded. Longer than her tenure, and his showed no end in sight. Unbidden, against her will, her eyes closed and she nodded gently. "Time means different things to us, doesn't it? Outside, the world revolves around different things. Here, it revolves around cleaning and.." she stopped, shaking her head. No, it wouldn't do to dwell on those things.
"I'm sorry. I...can't imagine what it must be like, to have attended school, to have a life, and then..." She took a breath, "My apologies. I...should go."