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Kitty loved this weekend, and was clinging to any time she could get with Lexi before she had to send her back through the portal. But it also meant she had to readjust class a bit for the weekend. Therefore, the class met in the Danger Room, which was set up like a playground, with great spring weather.

"Hey, everyone," Kitty greeted them. "For those of you who might've brought kids, my name's Kitty, and I'm teaching your parents how to be responsible, so... possibly you're welcome. And for those who haven't met her before, the munchkin here-"

Lexi frowned in protest.

"-is Lexi. So, this weekend happened to drop on us just about the most adult thing you can do, which is caring for someone else. And there are different challenges to dealing with kids no matter what their age, which I'm sure you've either experienced or heard about by now. Today I'm going to throw you right in, and say that any teenagers in this class have five minutes to plan at least one activity for the younger kids to do, try to get them to do it, and keep an eye on them for the rest of the class period. Easy, right?"

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"There's something in the garbage that they want," Hamish suggested logically. "Maybe it smells good to them or it makes a funny noise when they play in it. We should look it up!"

"You are not getting my phone again," Irene said immediately, even as Hamish turned to ask her for it.

"Problems with the phone?" Kitty asked.

"I'm not wholly convinced I'll get it back," Irene explained crisply.

"I have my own at home," Hamish argued. "It's just like yours, Mum, I told you."

Again: seven years old. Again: Irene should not be parenting anyone.

"I have my own, too, but it's only for emergencies," Lexi shared. But she came from somewhere that she probably had to use it for just that now and then.

"I feel like that might be the case here as well," Irene said, eyeing her all-too-innocent-looking child. "How old are you, Lexi?"

"I'm seven," Hamish shared helpfully. "And three-quarters."

Because of course he already had a grasp on fractions.

"Eight," Lexi said proudly, and added, "I should start phasing any day now!"

Kitty was just going to facepalm and completely dread that possibility.

"Are you sure?" Irene asked, eyes widening. "I didn't know that was a guarantee. Mightn't you take after your dad?"

For Kitty's sake, seriously.

"Nope. There's a test for the gene and I've got it. Counting down the days!" Lexi said. Even though she didn't know how many days she was counting down to.

"There's no guarantee you're going to end up phasing, though, sweetie," Kitty reminded her.

"What's phasing?" Hamish asked, clearly feeling left out. "Does it hurt?"

"Phasing means you can do things like walk through walls," Kitty explained. "It doesn't hurt, but it makes carrying groceries in a lot easier."

Hamish thought about this for a moment, then asked, "Can all Americans do it?"

It clearly wasn't something all girls could do, or Mum would be able to. And other than that, he couldn't see how they were different from him, so. His logic was pretty sound.

Kitty smiled. "Nope. You have to have something specific in your DNA to be able to do that kind of thing. I know some Brits who have it, too."

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