"Really not a reassuring answer," she returns, with a smile that borders very slightly on manic. Why are so many people allergic to yes or no answers?

But she lifts a piece anyway, turning it over with gentle hands and observing the details. She's still doing this as she answers. "Well enough. It's not home, but I'll cope." She misses a lot of people.

...She'll cope. She's still not sure whether to hope for their arrival here.