[ Similarities run, but hardly enough for cause of curiosity or even notice. Noctis' stride keeps in pace to Ardyn's, his hands casually stuffing themselves into deep pockets where socializing is not his strong-suit, and this brings comfort. But at the very least, the conversation holds.

As Ardyn slides before him, his head tilts. It's not a surprise that his interests in criminal justice are known from others. He did maintain an education path prior to his incident, hadn't he?

Noctis exhales a lazy sort of chuckle, lips curled in an ever-so-slight grin. It's almost unnoticable. ]

I lost some of my shorter-term memories. Doesn't mean my interests changed.

[ A pause. ]

Guess... It's a relief that the damage hasn't run deep enough to change them.