Jerome felt kind of heart broken just by hearing something like that. It seems like he really need some support. "If you don't want to talk about it...I mean, you've only just met me and all that..." He is not trying to feel awkward, so he tries to think of something else. "Um...I play the drums. I'm in a band, a nice way to earn some extra cash." He aid hopes that he could light up the mood a bit.