Well all right, now they were getting somewhere. Snake had thought his words were honest enough but perhaps he needed to make himself clearer so as not to be misunderstood.

"Oh, you're a writer? Do you write for a particular genre or just whatever strikes your interest?"

He supposed it made sense that for someone as personable as Heiji, working in a cafe would be enjoyable. How different they were. Except he did enjoy reading. Something Snake also enjoyed highly.

"I enjoy reading a lot too. Or listening to books or other people read to me. I've been accused back home of practically living in a library. It's just...there's so much you can learn and it's all out there for you." Snake started for a moment. He'd gotten a little too enthusiastic with his love for books. He doubted Heiji was interested, considering how annoyed he sounded.