[... Then maybe try being clearer about that next time, but although he sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose, sure.]

Assuming I'm reincarnated in some alternate world with roughly my same personality and interests and a mere fraction of my life experiences, I'd want to study... science? Engineering?

[If he sounds faintly lost, it might just be because he is, and his frown is only deepening as he takes the stairs a little faster, hoping to reassert some distance between them.]

But I'd rather something with a more artistic bent even if I find those subjects satisfying. Architecture, perhaps?