He really wasn't getting through, was he? Perhaps a different approach. "If it was just math, my parents likely would have been much happier with me pursuing it," he said with a bit of a sigh. "But tell me, Kyoko, what would make a sewing project an expression of creativity rather than technical skill in your eyes?"

He's not touching the bit about showbusiness and revenge just then. There was clearly a story there, but he didn't want to get off track.