Not only are Varian and Peter on opposite ends of a Time Period Spectrum — Peter the modern teen and Varian the dated one — but their blessed days fall on a bit of an opposite spectrum as well. Peter gets his gift from The Tower at the very beginning of the month, which means by the time the end of the month rolls around and he sees Varian's message, he actually is able to offer some help, for once....

He's quick to message the other teenager back (from where he's actually currently chilling in his own secret hideaway room).

Did it happen when you drew a circle with a math thing?

He remembers using a compass in math class a few times when he was younger....