"She's the youngest." And he was the oldest, which sometimes felt like an insurmountable bridge between them - and one he hated to cross at times. "I have four younger brothers as well." And that meant nothing at all when he couldn't just step in and stop them from making mistakes. After all, they weren't his to control. "Emmy lives here in New York." And maybe it was good, that it was just limited to one sibling. Kept him from losing his mind completely.
And brain shattering news had been brain shattering. Tired, he rubbed his forehead, but then peeked up at her. "Large families, such ... joy." Although he had a couple of other choice words he could have thrown in and those would have worked just fine.