[ Clara isn't the first person to notice, but Vanessa actually considers a response beyond dismissal for reasons beyond her connections to the Doctor. Vanessa does wonder if he's told Clara anything, but in truth she's noticed the woman's singular persistence in checking on the health of others. There's a sincerity to it that Vanessa hasn't seen often in her life, and even if she rarely offers much of an answer, she knows that can't continue if she doesn't want Clara to give up and flee.

Perhaps she's also a little inspired by the Doctor's own hopeful influence since her return. ]

I don't mean to weigh you down, if that is the case. I suppose it's taking me some time to...find myself again. [ A pause as she realizes Clara might not even know. ] Since traveling through the beacon.