[ K doesn't think much of the pause, because he doesn't expect such an innocuous question to have to be answered with a lie. And the mention of poetry piques his interest. ]
Literature and poetry, that makes two of us. [ As interests, not academic pursuits, of course. Admin-based work, accounting... is a bit less interesting, but it does tell him more about Martin as a person: ] So you're good at organisation. [ See? Useful skill.
But more importantly. ] What sort of poetry do you like?
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Literature and poetry, that makes two of us. [ As interests, not academic pursuits, of course. Admin-based work, accounting... is a bit less interesting, but it does tell him more about Martin as a person: ] So you're good at organisation. [ See? Useful skill.
But more importantly. ] What sort of poetry do you like?