"Well, my father was a mechanic, and so was his father, and his father, so I guess you could say that it's in my blood." Eli could tell what Sebastian was really asking, though - he wanted to know why Eli had quit. Eight years was a long time to be studying something and then just give it up. "But I had about done with science, to tell you the truth. My Kayleigh was a brilliant geneticist and I followed her to the island, but when I got here I realized I was out of my league so I decided it would be more useful to be a mechanic. Machines always break, after all. Gotta have someone around to fix 'em." His eyes glazed over a little when he spoke about Kayleigh. Ah, the late Mrs. Winters. How he missed her.