[ Shoving some of the already cut up vegetables aside, he starts working on the new one. ]

Hmm, I imagine you're pretty good at helping people.

[ Maybe it helps if he keeps thinking about this. If he shoves all thoughts of his mother to the back of his head, instead thinking back on the mission, imagining Sizhui interacting with the people of the city. ]

There's something about you that puts people at ease, I think. Or at least, it has that kind of effect on me.