Overheard on the 4/5 train

"Hey [name]! Wow, how long has it been? How are you?"
"Fine, thank you. How are you?"
"I'm alright."
"How is your granddaughter?"
"She is beautiful, thank you for asking. How are your grandbabies?"
"They are great. Say, how is [name]? - I haven't seen her in ages!"
"She's good."
"Good."
"Did you hear they killed my brother?"
"I did. I hear your sister isn't taking it so good."
"No."
"I heard it was a lovely funeral though."
"Yeah, it was over on [street]."