[she seems a little surprised to hear the word elf, if only because half the people she's talked to have been like yeah! elves, those are things i have, or it's more like what do you mean elf like santa's elves or

but it gives her some context, so she nods.]

Makes a load of sense. I wouldn't stick around if that were the case for me, either. [...] I'm sorry about your family. That's got to be lonely, being one of the last.