Oh, whoops. He shoots her an apologetic look and scoots away on the bed, twiddling his thumbs. Good going, Nerdbert. He frowns a little at her logic - so what? - and hunches over at her question.

"... Yeah. Weird, right? But I'm more interested in the Jaegers and how they work, what makes them unique from each other, and I want to be able to maintain them. They're, you know..." Hilbert hesitates, wondering if it'd be weird to say, and continues quietly after a moment. "They're humanity's hope. I don't really like fighting, but I do like the Jaegers, so I thought that I could help by becoming like, an engineer or something."

It sounds stupid, probably, but he looks pretty serious about it. The fact that he got in is a step to that... As hard as it's gonna be.

He glances at her, certain she's bored with him now, and decides to return the question. "How about you?"