His smile is light; neither are unreasonable vocations, and he doesn't want her to think he's laughing at her. "Money isn't everything. Until someone tells me any better, I'll keep believing we only get one chance at life, so you may as well do what makes you happy. Besides," he says, with a little shrug, and a soft look, "I can promise at least one avid reader."

And then, with a hand raise. "Also a volunteer for massages. There's a big culture for that back home. That, and saunas."