[ He just blinks. In a way, it looks like he wasn't really thinking about having a word with her - not that he thought she wouldn't talk, he just...hadn't thought that far -, but his vague expression doesn't change much. ]
We talked.
[ They have, but he wasn't sure it was her. She looks so different, he was having a hard time figuring out if it was her.
Re: never be.
We talked.
[ They have, but he wasn't sure it was her. She looks so different, he was having a hard time figuring out if it was her.
That's why he was staring.]