He was interested in what she was going to do! Hardly anyone outside of Miskatonic was interested! Except her family, but that was because her mom told her brothers they had to show interest without picking on her. They heeded their mother's words for as long as it took for her to leave the room. The fists flew about ten minutes later.
"Actually, I was going to be in the R&D department." She beamed a smile as she tucked her hair behind her ears. "Not the super secret stuff. Just improving on the tech they already have."