"I see, well, it's probably very overdue we got a counselor...I just hope things haven't been too...difficult for you." A somewhat tactful way of obliquely referring to the war--he hopes she grasps his meaning.
Of course he has no idea just how complicated her situation is, but he's earnest about the well wishing all the same.
"I suppose I should fill you in on some pertinent information then. Gul Dukat is here, but from far earlier than anyone else--he seems to be mostly in line with this time period, and is still on Terok Nor normally." Slipped in there was that it was still Terok Nor, not exactly subtle but he didn't know how else to beat around that particular bush. "There's also his daughter, Ziyal, Quark, and Jadzia Dax."
he knows he's a bit of a problem child and it isn't outside the realm of possibility ;3
Of course he has no idea just how complicated her situation is, but he's earnest about the well wishing all the same.
"I suppose I should fill you in on some pertinent information then. Gul Dukat is here, but from far earlier than anyone else--he seems to be mostly in line with this time period, and is still on Terok Nor normally." Slipped in there was that it was still Terok Nor, not exactly subtle but he didn't know how else to beat around that particular bush. "There's also his daughter, Ziyal, Quark, and Jadzia Dax."