[Her eyes on him are thoughtful, if only because the expression on his face is oh-so-familiar to her. Pointing it out, though, would be rude, especially when she knows she is always hoping nobody points it out in her.

His friends--rather, the colleague he describes--she also sounds a lot like Gareth. Is it a coincidence? Can it possibly be?

... Well, if it is, it makes Altria happy to know that there are others like her in a world, even if a completely different one from her own.]

She sounds like a wonderful fr--I mean, colleague! [Close enough!]

I've heard about that too... [Still, when she thinks about it...] Doesn't that mean that if it stops providing, though, you'll be in trouble?