He can't tell if that's 'working on robots,' 'helping people,' or 'staying in my room' or all three, but Ken nods and lets a genuine smile finally come to his face.

Hiro and he had some unfortunate things in common. Tragedies, the following anger, the attempt at revenge. Not the sort of stuff a lot of kids their age would end up discussing. But even though it was that sort of stuff that brought them together initially, Ken sincerely likes Hiro. He'd be happy to have more chances to be friends with him without all this stuff weighing over them.

"I want to see what sort of stuff you work on, too. I don't have any real hobbies, so."