Knowing the value of silence is part of why she's good at her job. Not needing to speak to fill the air has always been part of who she is.

One could construe her hand touching his shoulder as her bracing herself to stand. It isn't, of course. It's the only gesture of comfort she can offer right now to a man who feels the walls closing in even out of doors.

She'll see him in one of their bars. Next time, she'll be the one to buy the first round.

Right now, she'll go distract his mother.