She jumped when he appeared from nowhere. She'd forgotten about his smokey version of apparition until that moment. Andromeda gave him a mildly reproachful look for startling her, but it was gone quickly in place of a pleased smile. His question did make tears prick at the back of her eyes, but Andromeda's strict childhood had embedded a strict sense of decorum in her, and it wasn't exactly polite to burst into tears in public. It made people uncomfortable. Anyway, she was distracted for a moment by just how pleased she was to see Kurt back.
"Kurt." She smiled and stepped forward to give him a hug, wrapping her arms around the colourful figure tightly for a moment. "I'm glad you're back," she told him, pulling away and squeezing his hand gently in hers before dropping it. "We've missed you. Settling back into it all okay?"
She supposed they'd get round to what was wrong with her eventually, but right now she was happy to dodge that question.