The question of what comes next does not need an impressive answer on the first morning.

After an ending, the question arrives long before there is anything true to say. People ask kindly, and the pressure to produce a confident plan can push you toward a direction chosen mostly to close the conversation. Not knowing yet is not drift. It is an accurate report of where you actually are, and the real answer usually needs more time than the asking allows.

Give yourself a simple sentence to hand people, something about taking a little time to work it out. Then spend that time on small experiments rather than announcements, and let the honest answer arrive at its own pace.