"I'll keep it in mind," he answers with a shrug. Plenty of people at school modeled for class, and if she's from a similar background, he doesn't take it like any kind of demand. He'd like better to render her hair in color, he thinks, but with his limited supplies, there's no telling what he'll manage.

Looking around at his landscapes, there's plenty of skill in them--but they're born out of necessity. "I didn't draw a lot from life, back home. I thought--my friend and I would make comic books or something. Seems silly to keep at it out here, though, with so much else to do."

He doesn't think the paper would hold up well, either.

"Nowhere's really quiet enough, I guess. We had earthquakes the other week, but--yeah, I'd rather be here than Manhattan."