Well, believe it or not, I've been told I'm a good listener.

_{[ He shrugged his shoulders, glancing up slightly to offer him a reassuring smile, tapping away at his pad as he made notes about materials and sizes. He didn't mind listening to other's problems. He was actually half good at solving them. It was his own that were the real issue. ]}

So, what do you do here? Everyone seems to have their little slice of it worked out. You know what mine is.

_{[ He motioned down to his pad, thinking Charles could do with a change of subject. If he wanted to talk about it, he could, but Kirk wasn't in the habit of forcing issues. If they came up, they did, and he only really tried to pry them out of people if they posed a true problem. Besides, he had really just met Charles. It might be a bit rude to poke to hard. ]}