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[orangehoodie]

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[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.

[orangehoodie]

I don't really know what I'd do though. I don't have any hobbies, and I'm not particularly good at anything...

[pheromonecoffee]

I think it's a little early to be deciding your career.

[orangehoodie]

But I'll have to have some idea in a few years anyway, won't I, since college will come up?

[pheromonecoffee]

That's what high school is for. Electives help you figure out what you want.

[orangehoodie]

Do you know what you want?

[pheromonecoffee]

I want to work in public relations.

[orangehoodie]

[That is not an answer he was expecting]

... You are pretty good with people.

[pheromonecoffee]

It's a talent. You need it when you get older.