[Oh my god were any of those titles serious? WERE THEY ALL JOKES??? Now she's even less sure of Erika's qualifications. Either way she shakes his hand and nods lightly.

However. Speaking of qualifications, she wants to clear something up.]

...it's not because of your status or anything like that. You just remind me of someone. [At least where it counts in this scenario.] You have faith in people, no matter how many times it's tested. And you don't give up, even though you've faced a lot of things that are painful.