[ Her interest is... weird. He shoots her a slightly perplexed look. Has no problems carrying on, though. She did ask. ]

Just everyday life. Space is big; travel takes time. So it's a whole lot of nothing for months, just making sure the ship doesn't fall apart while you're out there.

[ Of course, the Cant had done more than fall apart, but that wasn't on him. ]

It was just nice to have a job where I could keep my head down and work.

[ Simpler days. He's happy with where he ended up, but before he knew having people who cared about him was actually an option, just being able to quietly do a job had been nice on its own. ]