[He can definitely picture her expression right now. He'd gotten to know her well enough back home that he could pretty accurately predict some of her reactions, at least.]

Of course. Let me know if there's any way I can help.

[And he means it, if there's any advice he can give or guidance he can offer, he's happy to help. He lets that linger in the air for a moment, but decides that it's probably time to get down to business. He's still not entirely sure how to approach this topic, soooo he's just going to handle this like he handles most things and play it by ear.]

Colette, about the story you told... There's something that you and I should discuss.