[ her smile wanes a little and turns sheepish, one shoulder hitching up. ]

Mm, yeah, I guess you could call it a hobby. It's... well, it's actually a field of study in my world and I wanted to get into it, even though my parents wanted me to study medicine. It's not something girls are supposed to be interested in, I think?

[ she pauses, cheeks turning red out of embarrassment. she probably said too much. shaking her head, she waves a hand in front of her briefly. ]

Anyway, sorry, that's neither here nor there. But did that help you understand a little more? I can try to answer other questions you have too.