[As she gathered the dishes and placed them down, she raised an eyebrow at his expression. Oh dear, did she say the wrong thing? Perhaps she did given his bad luck as of late. With a sigh, she decided not to push it.]

Eventful, you say? All I could hope is that it wasn't too difficult for you.

[And she'll leave it at that. If he wishes to continue, he could. But as she gave a pause, she pondered to herself.]

As for my day, I spent most of the day trying to research what is the newest trend. I was rather surprised that most people would much rather learn about cats than reading literature.

[After setting up the dishes, she went back to grab her pot.] Youngsters these days are interesting.