She nods knowingly. "I understand." Getting through about three or four of them was usually enough for her before she needed a break. Whoever was teaching these kids how to write wasn't doing a very good job of it.

"Listen, um... I know that you have lived for a very long time..." Understatement. But she feels kind of awkward asking this. "I was wondering if one day we might be able to get together and you could tell me about some of the history that you've experience. You're like a walking talking primary source... I mean, if you don't mind."

It's not really relevant to her research, though who knows, maybe there are some secrets to the creation of meta-humans in immortality. Mostly Elsa is just curious.