Long enough. -Her tone had that same, practices calmness. The sort one would expect from any medical professional, really. But when she said things like that in that tone, it carried with it a weight that would normally seem like background noise. Like there was far more to those simple two words than anything else. And that information was being willingly betrayed, given she didn't project the air of a woman who often made mistakes. If ever.-

I take it you're a smoker? I can tell by the look of your lips, and the slight labor in your breathing... Well. Slight for someone who isn't human, at least.