It was a sweet, apparently-innocuous piece of candy. She just seemed absurdly delighted that someone was trusting her.

As for that comment, she just waved it aside. "Right now, we're here to talk about whatever you want to talk about. Unless you want me to break out the Astral Defibrillator, but I don't think that's necessary yet."

She shrugged, and continued bravely on. "How did you cope with all that stress? Hey, I went through college too, I know just how bad it can be."