I bet it does. [A quick answer, and genuine. Talk of dead parents won't scare Eren away. He's sad for Maruki, but he knew very few people back home who still had parents to speak of at all. He, Mikasa, and Armin, were all made orphans - officially and completely - when Carla and Grisha died.]

I mean, you're a doctor, right? Not the sort I'm used to, but still. [And, yeah, Eren has serious doubts after talking to Levi, but that has nothing to do with this conversation.] My father was a doctor. Everyone in town respected him, and in other districts too. You've gotta be real smart for that sort of thing.

I'm not sure what exactly a doctorate degree is, but...it probably isn't easy to get.