[ she starts with small, simple questions first. a lot of this is to figure out what's "normal" for him, what he's like, some of what he's experienced, how he reacts. you better believe she's taking note of the way he's fidgeting, managing not to glance down at his hands, and she's always got the empathy going to see what emotions are there. she can tell he's being sincere, though, and that definitely means a lot. ]