Surprisingly, that answer comes easily as well, but Qubit hesitates. He knows exactly the feeling she's describing - in fact, a specific person springs to mind at once. But would he characterize that as love...? It certainly isn't romance, that would just be absurd.

In the end, though, he goes with a nod. "Yes... yes, I think it is. The two of you were... uncommonly close, then."

Sure, that's a way to put it.