"I will certainly keep that in mind," Adrian promises. And if things tonight go well, that won't be a difficult promise to keep.

He nods at Lex's mention of his piano and fencing equipment. Those things certainly didn't escape Adrian's notice, although he's never witnessed Lex actually using them. Through no fault but his own, of course -- Adrian spends an extraordinary amount of his waking time holed up in the labs.

"I'd like to see your fencing technique sometime. I seem to remember that we did discuss some additional defense training, if you're still interested. It would be very different from the skills I imagine you've already acquired."