Lex outright laughed at that. "That's<span style="font-style: italic">not</span>a conversation you're prepared for," he warned her playfully. But he continued on nonetheless, because she did this to herself. Lex could drone on about his niche interests for<span style="font-style: italic">days</span>but it was so rare that he found someone that would willingly put themselves through that. His head tilted back as he reminisced on his hobbies. Being a doctor had been luxurious in the sense that it afforded him some<span style="font-style: italic">very</span>expensive hobbies. "Let's see. We'll start with the most mundane, I guess; I really liked artisan crafts. Knitting, sewing, things like that. Loved to sing, played a couple different instruments." He smiled and breathed in. This was where his hobbies got interesting, at least for him. "I guess I was sort of an entomology-enthusiast. I made disgusting amounts of money working as a doctor. I could've probably used it to get Jess and I  a nice house, but that just didn't sit right. I wanted to<span style="font-style: italic">do</span>something with the money. So every few months, we hired a commercial ship to take us to other planets. We would stay there for a while and explore and I brought back some<span style="font-style: italic">really</span>neat insects. It was just about the only things that they let us bring back."<br/><br/>Eventually, Lex's foot brushed against solid, more even ground. He was intensely grateful to not have to think about the stairs anymore for some time. "What about you?" he asked, nudging her with his elbow. "Aside from shopping and boyfriends, of course."