"Well, sure, everything in the universe would be great in a mathmatical equation, but I'm not sure I'd have the time for it. Once, when I was falling asleep in the bath, I was pretty sure I'd figured it all out, but it was really just the speed by which an irridescent spot travels around a soap bubble. That or I balanced my mom's check book." Fred's brow furrowed a little as she looked up at him.
"You've got family in the City? Wow. What does he do?" She wasn't meaning to pry, but she felt like talking. People usually liked to talk about themselve, but somehow she'd managed to find those who liked to keep quiet or ask the questions.