Kuja clears his throat oh thank the gods she's calming down he doesn't have to try and comfort her. "My sincerest apologies. Obviously I had no idea- let's, ah. Let's see. Let's try a different approach. You consider yourself a hardworking, self-made woman, and have worked on the same ship since you were a girl. However, on a recent campaign, the captain of your ship was struck by grapeshot and died. Instead of giving you the ship, as you feel is your right, the late captain has gifted the vessel to a young prince by the name of Marcus, who saved the crew from sahagin a mere two months ago."

He smiles a little. Yes, this might work. "A man in a hooded cowl approaches you in the tavern and invites you to join him in a private room, after showing you a small bag containing a small fortune in jewels. The line you are responding to is, 'Tell me what you think about Marcus Armond'."