[Answering questions is a lot easier than trying to explain from scratch, so he refocuses again and tries to be more concise.]

We were friends for most of the time I was Hadriel, I think.

[It's hard to remember exact timing of stuff, but it had been a long time.]

I knew pretty much the same sort of thing I do about you, like her job and some general personality traits. But there are obvious difference too; you're not like, identical in personality, and she was also half elf, which I guess I'm not totally sure you aren't but she had pretty distinctive ears.

[Back to rambling a little but he at least cuts it off there. And of course there are a few things he doesn't mention, since he's not sure they carry over, and even if they do he shouldn't necessarily bring up at the moment.]