[The best of afternoon teas indeed! It was certainly worth hoarding her tea leaves until this momentous occasion. Could this be what they call....growth? A change? Either way, regardless of how the rest of this conversation goes, she's been given plenty of food for thought.]

You've given me far more than I thought I wanted. Perhaps it wasn't that I wanted the advice, but that I needed it? If that makes sense. I...

[...ahaha. Allow her to take a dainty sip of her tea before she continues (pinky finger out, of course).]

...well, you might have noticed that I tend to have a one-track mind with some things...

[...most. things, really, but one does not point out one's flaws in such a manner, and she knows Lorenz is far too polite to do the same!]

...so I do think it is valuable, to be given another perspective. We can take meaning from the relationships we form here, even if they might not be meant to last. I think, in a way, that's true of many relationships, don't you think? There are people I knew in my youth that I no longer speak to, but I wouldn't say the time we spent together wasn't worth something.

[Hm! She's quicky becoming far more confident with this mindset. Not a problem at all! Naturally, had iy all worked out from the start, etc.]

Just promise me you won't tease me too much if I come back with more embarrassing stories.