[ That's about over a year. It's good to hear that he has support; he would have been in much worse shape otherwise. ]

That's really nice. I hope she's been a good friend. [ Her voice is soft, encouraging. She has to be given how fragile he looks now. ] I've spoken to a few staff, but not anyone in our team. I was intending to, but I saw your name in the registry first.

[ Of course she made the metaphorical beeline. He's too important, more so because of what he's gone through. ]