[Hey, he'll take it. And he offers a small smile of his own in return, at her comments, not surprised at all; he'd guessed the answer before he'd asked the question, after all.]
What did you like to compete in?
[He asks it both because he's curious and because he'd like to give her a chance to talk about something she--he presumes, at least--enjoyed, and also as a nice distraction before the heavier question he has in mind for next.]
action.
What did you like to compete in?
[He asks it both because he's curious and because he'd like to give her a chance to talk about something she--he presumes, at least--enjoyed, and also as a nice distraction before the heavier question he has in mind for next.]