Ernest genuinely did find it interesting, it wasn't a way of thinking about it that he'd ever considered before. And he liked it when she got all intellectual on him. "I'm never going to have my nose out of books at this rate," he teased her lightly, sipping at his cocktail.
He gave her a searching look as she started to hum something that wasn't even playing, wondering where on earth it was coming from- not that he had much time to think about it, given her pulling him in by the tie. "Soldier, huh?" he retorted, placing his drink down, and slipping an arm around her waist. "Come one then, you can show me your moves," he joked.