[ Her head tilts in curiosity. He does seem to be joking, but on the other hand, she has to wonder if it's been hard for him, not seeing anyone from his home...

although...

she thinks that if she could see one of her loved ones from the Void, that might be almost as good, too. ]

It's good that you have some people here you can rely on, then. I mean.. making new friends is good too, of course! I wouldn't have met you otherwise. Right?

[ But also, there's that longing, still. ]