"Its your parents. Of course that would be important." Bruce's own... experiences may be tattered but that in no way diminishes his understanding of others. If anything he's glad that Christine still has that chance; its not something a lot of mages tend to have now, especially in these times.

He turns to gaze into the distance, shaking off his dark thoughts before they started to stick. "I think its more important now than ever to reestablish those connections. There's no way to be sure what could happen in the next few months." No use pushing back things now, really. They'd more likely end up as regrets.