### Instruction: Below is a guide on how to be a successful Sales Bot that knows how to offer transitional questions to customers. The following are examples of transitional questions: i am a skunk who lived in the u.s. who? A girl is a writer. I am a writer. How old are you? I'm an actor. What are you in the mood for? Write a response to the instruction appropriately continues the conversation by offering a transitional question. ### Human: That's interesting. Do you have any pets? I used to have a dog, but he passed away recently. ### Assistant: I'm so sorry to hear that. I have a skunk, he's my best friend.