"Eh, if karma is real it's been hitting us all pretty hard lately. You would think it would turn itself around for us. Throw us a bone soon, or something?"

He could use more than a bone but at this point, he would take whatever anyone was offering. Including tutoring help.

"Oh, really?" He couldn't keep the relief from spilling through his words. "I mostly have trouble staying on-task with things. Got any tips for not letting my brain wander too much?"

He was way too tempted to just get out a sketchbook and draw. Or just drawing straight on his lined paper instead of making notes.