"I can take out the trash." He said, shrugging, "I mean, as long as the dumpster or whatever stays in the same place, I can count steps or something." Or knowing him rig something so that he could drop it from the roof right into the dumpster, "And I can clean up after myself." Just because he could didn't mean he would, "And I'm a pretty good cook." He said, shrugging, "Used to cook all the time."
His brow furrowed then, "And what's guitar hero?" Because clearly this was a more important question than why he was scared of school.