[He's someone that's difficult to forget. Not that she forgets many people, but someone that's as tall as he is definitely stands out in her memory. So his response makes her smile a little, just a slight upward tug of the corner of her mouth.]

What? Me, I'm fine. Never been better.

[which is both the exact truth and a complete lie in one smooth statement.]

I'm just finally taking the time to wonder what strings come attached to our being here. Do you speak to Viveca often?