*Blink. Awwwkward pause.* I see. Then my attempt to find common ground in our otherwise radically different respective upbringing has inadvertently been hurtful, even if it has made the ground all the more common because of it.

In other words, I'm very sorry to learn that. Even if you and she were not particularly close I imagine she was still an important figure in your life.

*She's quiet for a moment longer.* When did you learn of this? In all the time spent observing you I don't recall anything like that.