"Ah," he responds. A number of responses come to his mind. Some of them are cruel - Ah, you truly do dream big, I was looking for something practical - some brutally honest - Good riddance to families, frankly - some more quietly honest - I can understand that. He touches his lips a moment, and then simply offers a quiet, "Condolences."

A moment, and then he takes a breath and continues on more flippantly. "But let's talk about something a bit less obvious, shall we? Of course you want that; that's a boring answer. Tell me something I wouldn't have been able to guess."