Matt was grateful for that. He appreciated the silence because he could tell it was attentive rather than judgmental and it allowed him the space to properly tell the story.

He was momentarily confused at the drastic change of subject, but he caught on quickly enough, shooting Mohinder a look that quickly morphed into a grin.

"Dude, I grew up in California. Do you even have to ask?"

There'd absolutely been a lot of beaches in Matt's life and the sound of waves and laughter mixed together was one of his favorites. It was something he hadn't realized he'd missed while in New York.

"What about you, what do you like to do when you're not bending over microscopes or playing house?"