Peter listens to Patch's advice just as closely as she'd listened to his attempt at a lesson, even going so far as to scribble a few of the things she says down in a notebook. He'd never really needed to take notes back in school, his brain was like an information sponge and he almost never forgot anything that he'd learned, but there was more on the line here than just his grades. He knows that he has a tendency to get a little overly excited when he's talking about all this tech junk, keeping some little written reminders for himself might help him chill and focus on teaching properly. Or at least as close to properly as he can get.

"Okay. Less big words, more analogies, keep it simple. Take more question breaks. Uuuh... Okay, yeah. I can do that. Let's take it from the top, I guess."

And take it from the top he does. His second dive into explaining how the machine works isn't perfect, but it goes significantly smoother than his first attempt had. This time takes longer; he spends more time explaining the more complicated parts and functions in simpler terms, and there are a few pauses while he comes up with good comparisons for some things. Whenever he finishes with an explanation, he stops so she can ask for clarifications if she needs them.

He likely has a long way to go before he can say he's good at teaching, but it's progress.

"How was that? I feel like I still got a little wordy."