[For now, there's no work for him to do - or rather, even though there is, he wants to give his full attention to Anya. So he'll just pull up a chair next to wherever she's sat, perching on the edge and listening and watching carefully as she talks.]

You don't need to apologize about that, first of all.

[Or be embarrassed, but he knows embarrassment isn't really a thing people can control.]

That's, like - Russian, right? [Which he knows literally nothing of, WHOOPS.] D'you think you can explain what happened? Or try? Take all the time you need, okay? You don't have to be embarrassed in front of me, at least.