[ There's a little flicker of confusion at him wanting it to be darker. A brief glance towards him as she considers asking why, before ultimately deciding against it. It'd be rude to pry. Maybe he finds the headlights from the cars alarming, like she did at first... Yeah, that must be it.

So she moves on. His comment has her return her gaze back at the sky, eyes narrowing as they adjust to the darkness above them. There's a little hum as she considers it — outside of using them to navigate, or the occasional quiet night, she hasn't really had a reason to look up at the sky before. Studying them is a new concept.

It sounds nice, though. A beat of silence as she considers how she wants to word it, but eventually— ] Or it could be an opportunity to study something no one else has studied before. [ She's going out on a limb, here; she's not really one for research or for taking notes, but discovery always seemed to excite Laurent. ]

Ah. If you'd be amenable, of course. I'm afraid I won't be much help, but ... I'd love to learn.