"I think it counts as too much for most people. We do what we can and get through it the best we can." A half-reassurance that indeed, it makes sense. Backed up by a smile to pretend she doesn't feel wildly out of place, Mia considers there may be more than he's willing to say yet again -- but she wonders, also, if part of that isn't heightened paranoia from the situation as a whole.

"Thank you for the welcome, all things considered. And your loan."

Mia plucks at the collar of his sweater.