I was terrible at them, back then. I'd work so hard and they'd come out squiggly, still. [Koby laughs, nudging his glasses up his nose, then tapping the frames.] It took forever to figure out I just couldn't see what I was doing. I've gotten better since I got these.

...huh. Is liking mermaids, um...automatically a sign that you're, uh. Gay? [He's learning a lot today, wow.]

And I didn't deserve it. [There, ugh. Not without an eye roll, but at least he said it.]