[ He only smiles at her in the face of her emotion that's evident, not bringing attention to it, only trying to be comforting. And only her last comment makes Gorgug blink, but--he figures it's meaningful to her? So, with a pause: ]
You too. [ It sounds like something they can both hope for, doesn't it?
But Gorgug will take the worksheet from her, look at it more clearly and then ask for her actual workbook, and use some of the first equations as examples for what she needs to be doing. If it's as simple as addition, subtraction, or division; or even if it goes up into using BODMAS, fractions or algebra, Gorgug guides Nuvia through it: what the symbols mean or convey, and what it is they want. If holding numbers starts to confuse her, make her feel flustered, he lets her take the pen so she can scribble them down on the side of the workbook she has.
There's no rush here. They will learn how much pavement the builder needs for this patio and how much it will cost in due time. ]
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You too. [ It sounds like something they can both hope for, doesn't it?
But Gorgug will take the worksheet from her, look at it more clearly and then ask for her actual workbook, and use some of the first equations as examples for what she needs to be doing. If it's as simple as addition, subtraction, or division; or even if it goes up into using BODMAS, fractions or algebra, Gorgug guides Nuvia through it: what the symbols mean or convey, and what it is they want. If holding numbers starts to confuse her, make her feel flustered, he lets her take the pen so she can scribble them down on the side of the workbook she has.
There's no rush here. They will learn how much pavement the builder needs for this patio and how much it will cost in due time. ]