[Ah, shit. She's getting sentimental about what she used to have. It isn't as if Goro hasn't been part of investigations where people got mushy about what or who they've lost -- just usually he's the reason they lost it, so he doesn't really feel too bad. To himself, he'll concede that seemingly boundless empathy is Ren's forte, not his.

But at the very least he can play the part. His expression morphs from interrogating detective to something more sympathetic, the set of his eyes just a little less harsh.]

I'm sorry, I know this must be difficult for you, [he says because it sounds like the right thing that someone who cares would say in this kind of situation. He even sets his pen down to try to take some of the pressure off, wraps his gloved hands around the warm cup of coffee instead.] Please, take your time.

[And then, he tries for a smile, tries to lighten the mood just a little.]

I'm sure it was better than that mess of an attic the original Leblanc had.

[-Lighten the mood, and drag Ren at the same time, though his smile is nothing but innocent. As if he didn't wish he'd had something like Leblanc's attic for himself.]