The woman shakes her head and manages a smile, although her eyes still held quite a bit of sadness in them, appearing to make her at least unconsciously avert her gaze from the blonde, saying, "No, I'm fine...I'm just...thinking about a lot of things, right now..." After a few moments of silence, she manages to meet the blonde's eyes and asks, "Um, if I may, could I ask what your name is?" [i]This is good,[/i] thought the woman. [i]If I could at least try to make new friends, I might be able to start feeling better.[/i]