"Yes and it's fine." she smiled at him, she knew he wasn't deliberately trying to hurt her.  "It feels like its starting to ease off."<br/><br/>She too was trying to think of something to say other than a few words.  Since their meeting he had done most of the talking because whenever she opened her mouth something stupid came out.  "Pretty uneventful, I slept most of it." she answered.<br/><br/>"Have you been all over the world?  You mentioned being in the military a few times so I'm guessing you have been to some interesting places."  There she managed to keep it simple.