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[pheromonecoffee]

[This confuses him. Why would he not want to tutor Ken?]

Yeah, if you're okay with it. You seem like a smart kid, though. Why do you need it?

[orangehoodie]

... That's what I mean.

I don't... really need tutoring. I know most of this. [He just doesn't finish his assignments or his tests]

[pheromonecoffee]

Well, if your dad is going to find someone anyway, I might as well be it, right?

I'll just make sure you do your work.

[orangehoodie]

O-okay.

Um, Dad said I should ask for your phone number. Give you mine, too.

[pheromonecoffee]

[He nods and writes down his number on a piece of paper. Way easier than having to say it out loud and double and triple check.]

[orangehoodie]

[He'll take it. And he'll add the number and do the thing where he texts Matt so Matt can get his number without confusion.]

... You'll tell me if you find out more?

[pheromonecoffee]

If I can figure it out, yeah.

[orangehoodie]

Don't get hurt.



... Please.

[pheromonecoffee]

[He grins, confidently.] Don't worry. I'll manage.

[orangehoodie]

O-okay.

Um... yeah. Let's finish this.

[pheromonecoffee]

Here, if you do this--

[Matt will show him a trick with one of the problems that his dad showed him once.]

[orangehoodie]

[!!!! He startles, blinking up in surprise. Then he looks down to watch what Matt is doing, because oh. Right. Tutor. This is what's supposed to happen. And he really doesn't mind if he thinks. It's nice. Even if his dad asked the guy to do it, it was nice that someone wanted to help. And they had something in common too, even if it was weird...]

... Thanks.

[pheromonecoffee]

No problem. You pick things up when you live with a guy who does math for a living.

[orangehoodie]

Your dad?

[Just making sure. He knows people who don't live with their parents.]

[pheromonecoffee]

He's a biologist in New York. He used to work for a university.

[orangehoodie]

Oh!

... Oh. Are you into biology like he is?

[pheromonecoffee]

Not really. I mean, I was pretty good when I tried it, but I don't want to do much with science.

I'd rather work with people than dead parts and theories.

[orangehoodie]

Isn't biology the study of living things...

[pheromonecoffee]

Ever dissected a live frog in bio?

[orangehoodie]

Well no, but--

[faceinhands]

[pheromonecoffee]

A lot of what my dad did was with dead things.

[orangehoodie]

... I guess I don't really want to do what my dad does, either.

[pheromonecoffee]

What's your dad do?

[orangehoodie]

He, um. He works for an electric company...

[pheromonecoffee]

I can see why you wouldn't want to do that.