Alfred wasn't forgetting.
Had it been long enough for the reset yet? It typically always happened within a few minutes, always enough to start on heavier topics but never long enough to finish them. She'd been rambling and crying for some time, but not long enough if he wasn't forgetting. "Give it another minute." Or two. Five even. Jo would sit here for hours until he forgot all that she'd just dumped on him.
Had it been long enough for the reset yet? It typically always happened within a few minutes, always enough to start on heavier topics but never long enough to finish them. She'd been rambling and crying for some time, but not long enough if he wasn't forgetting. "Give it another minute." Or two. Five even. Jo would sit here for hours until he forgot all that she'd just dumped on him.