"All kinds of nerds," Tony replies. "It's a nerdtopia. But I'm science. Engineering and physics. I was actually homeschooled for a long time, until—" he pauses for a moment, and it's the kind of pause that suggests there's a hell of a long story there that he's not sure how to condense into a conversationally appropriate synopsis.

Or maybe it's a long story he doesn't want to share just yet. Whatever the reason, he skips the saga and smiles, continuing, "—They finally dragged me into normal school when I was sixteen."