[Ah, he doesn't miss that change in expression either, and notes that this is a topic to avoid. Lance has given much the same answer to the same sort of question before, and it's usually because whatever story there is behind the injury it's something he doesn't want to talk about, so he presumes it might be the same for Gene.
So he allows the shift in topic, shaking his head slightly.]
Thanks. I did consider becoming a medical doctor, but I'm not sure I could do this sort of thing full time.
[And he's only doing the very basics. Truthfully there's another reason he didn't become a medical doctor, but it relates to his profession as a psychologist, which he isn't going into at the moment.]
no subject
So he allows the shift in topic, shaking his head slightly.]
Thanks. I did consider becoming a medical doctor, but I'm not sure I could do this sort of thing full time.
[And he's only doing the very basics. Truthfully there's another reason he didn't become a medical doctor, but it relates to his profession as a psychologist, which he isn't going into at the moment.]