i almost always have a hypothesis. if it doesn't come to me, it doesn't come to me, although, if the person is interesting, i'm probably trying to figure them out in all the ways i can regardless. but i think, more than anything, i'm like anyone else looking for connections, considering possibilities, and trying to figure out how i might relate to different people. with that said, i am certainly invested in building a typological framework for myself apart from the present situation. it's a central piece of my model of the universe, so if i like the current problem, well, that can carry me along and get me interested in whatever puzzle i have to work on right now.