#like he's one of those ppl that solves complicated math problems

[cherubchoirs]

What are Cyrus’ hobbies?

aaaa i've been thinking about this lately!! first, the freebies: i think that canon (or at least official sources) point to him liking reading and electronics. if the books in his grandfather's house were his (and given their subject matter, they likely were), it seems he read a lot as a kid and i like to think he'd still find it enjoyable as an adult. however, rather than fiction, he leans much more into informational reading and he collects DOZENS of books on whatever topics he's interested in to research them as deeply as possible. he hates feeling his knowledge of any topic he's fascinated in is incomplete, so the more books he can get explaining every minutiae of a subject, the better. as for electronics, cyrus has an obvious interest in technology and it's been shown pretty clearly in sources like pokemas where he discusses his love of machines and seems to get along with sophocles as an inventor. i imagine he makes all sorts of things from scratch based on his own designs, as well as taking things apart regularly to see how they work and fixing up broken pieces he might come across. additionally, it's very likely he had a rotom for a partner pokemon, so i like to think he made several devices that only work fully when inhabited by one. however, it's something he's sort of fallen off of by the events of the game due to the (apparently) traumatic loss of his rotom...although tbf, i imagine he's too consumed by his goals (and his depression) to do really any of the hobbies he used to enjoy. now...for something tangential to canon, he deeply loves astronomy and outer space. he's an avid stargazer and will absolutely travel for prime viewing conditions if there's an event, plus he just finds a lot of comfort in how solitary the hobby is. it's late, it's quiet and dark...he can just look out onto the universe itself without another living thing to interrupt him, so it's very meditative and one of the few things that still inspire any sense of wonder in him. and finally for my own thoughts, model kits and video games 100% he absolutely seems like someone that would take pleasure in focusing on an intricate model kit, building it to perfection with a lot of care and (too much) attention to detail. i just feel he loves delicate work and slow-paced projects that require steady hands, so complicated kits give him that ability to be totally absorbed into something to the point of filtering out his thoughts as well allowing him to explore some creativity (which i do think he has!!) and for games, he leans a lot more into sandbox, exploratory, and building games rather than anything that involves too much fighting or more traditional mechanics. of course i. i really think of something like no man's sky, which is very a much open to how someone plays (and it's a whole galaxy!!! man!!!), but anything that's heavily focused on crafting and creating is what he sinks his time into (can u IMAGINE his animal crossing island.....) i'm so sorry for rambling this much but BOY...i love him