[ The fact that she's teasing him, or trying, kind of flies over his head. He doesn't exactly have his wits about him at the moment, so he just nods, numbly. ]

Thanks. [ he says, flatly. He'll take an armful of unnerving cat dolls and... whatever this blue thing is, and trail along after her towards Ambassador, debating what to say next or even if he should say anything. What can you say, to a girl who's just lost two father figures in one blow? His instinct is to say that he's glad she has Benjamin, but is that - too little?

After thinking about it long enough that the pause probably gets kind of awkward, he finally says, ]

Good. I'm sure he'll be glad to have you. And - if you need anything else, from the rest of us - just ask, okay?