[ He listens quietly, filing away what she's telling him with the rest of the information he has on her but most of all he just listens. Like a friend, because that's what they are now as proven by how much she's opened up to him lately. It feels pretty good, like he's doing something right. Like he's making a little bit of a difference. A small smile lingers on his lips throughout, growing or fading in intensity depending on where in the story she is. ]
And how has it been here? This place can... well, I'm sure you know.