"Oh, a tank. That's lovely." A month ago she would have questioned such a thing, but that was before everyone got super powers and her non-boyfriend's dead son showed up, and turned out to be a great kid. "It's always good to be favoured, no?"
"Acting can be hard. I'm not sure why someone would get mad about it... it seems an odd trait to get angry over." Of course, she was still talking about Acting, not grifting. Completely different.
"You mean Eliot? Yes, I'm his friend... We're associates." Eliot might not consider her high on the friend list right now, but he'd get over it.