"Why your second-favourite?" she asks, the corners of her mouth twitching up. That only makes his first-favourite sound a little more interesting to her, even without knowing what it is. The places, anyway, aren't really the point. He's starting to seem like the kind of person who's going to talk whether she wants to or not; if she pushes the conversation toward him, he can fill up the silence with whatever he wants.

After a moment or two, she adds, "I always liked museums."