"Oh, of course. I've been watching it where I can. In fact, I managed to review a portion of French history during the rose floats." She can't help but feel a little pleased at the juxtaposition herself; there's every a small and pleased smile teasing at her face, as she warms to the conversation. "And I-"

...That pleased look flickers out once the fireworks are brought up. Her fingers tighten for a minuscule moment on her notes, and give a brief twitch at the memory. And the hallucination brought on by them.

"Y...yes. I saw those as well. It... was not the highlight I'd hoped it would be, sadly."

To understate it.