Adulting 101- Monday- 4th period

[throughaphase]

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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Re: Talk to Kitty

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

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

Re: Talk to Kitty

[begmetwice.livejournal.com]

"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.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

"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.

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

Re: Talk to Kitty

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"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."

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[brainyledtobaby.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Talk to Kitty

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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."