Zivia catches the Mrs., and smiles just a little -- it has a bit of the sound of newness to it.

"Pleased to meet you," she says. "And now I could say 'what, retired at your age?' and we could talk about that, or I could say something about San Francisco? I've only ever been there once, I'm afraid. Gorgeous weather."

(What she hopes is clear from that: the subject of retirement's open, but only if Ava wants to get into it.)