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[shesepankh]

Saturday morning sees Bella with her notebooks about magic all in her knapsack, her medallion safety-pinned by its chain to her bra just in case she trips the wrong way, waiting with Charlie for pickup for the Avalon trip.

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[shesepankh]

"So I have a minimum wordcount and specify that the genie is kind of a jerk."

[castmyown]

"That's the spirit!"

[shesepankh]

"Or maybe not a jerk per se, but the genie will pick the simplest way to produce your wish."

[castmyown]

"Aha, so you have to be very specific but it will not be out to get you."

[shesepankh]

"Yeah. Like the actual magic I will be teaching."

[castmyown]

Darren giggles. "If you're going to add a bar for competence, some kind of puzzle would also help. Since I think magic's kind of like a huge puzzle. With math."

[shesepankh]

"Logic puzzles," she almost joked riddles but Angela doesn't know, "and specificity-requiring genies, maybe short-answer ethics questions with a 'justify your answer on the back' part. And I will charge tuition but if I can afford to I'll give scholarships if people agree to do something of social value for some period of time with their educations."

[castmyown]

"It'll be like a normal test to get into college, like the ACT or SAT - except with ethics. And logic."

[shesepankh]

"SEMAT. Standardized Ethics and Magical Aptitude Test."

[castmyown]

He giggles. "That's perfect, I support this and will help you make it."

[shesepankh]

"Yay!"

[morethanimaginary]

"They're planning to make standardized tests together," whispers Savannah to Angela. "They'll probably elope in a week."

[shesepankh]

"I think they're too young to legally elope?" says Angela. "Also wasn't their first date... yesterday?"

Bella laughs into her hands.

[morethanimaginary]

"Shh, details. They move quickly, they can't let a silly thing like age get in the way of standardized testing."

[castmyown]

Darren is amused but embarrassed and looking at the table!

[shesepankh]

"We do not have to elope to write standardized tests," says Bella primly. "We aren't even writing them yet! They won't be useful until I'm ready to open my school."

[morethanimaginary]

"More petty details. Don't let the future get in the way of love!"

Savannah is teasing.

[shesepankh]

Bella rolls her eyes.

And leans on Darren.

[castmyown]

Darren smiles at Bella, perfectly happy to be leaned on.

"At least Savannah's supportive," says Darren, amused.

[shesepankh]

"Better than the alternative," Bella acknowledges.

[castmyown]

"She would be all glary. It would be terrible."

[shesepankh]

"Spare me from the terrible wrath of your glares, Savannah."

[morethanimaginary]

"Rawr," says Savannah, grinning. "Yeah, sure."

[shesepankh]

"Even if we become less cute at some time for some reason? We are safe?"

[morethanimaginary]

"If you are less cute at some time for some reason you might not be safe. But for now, yes. You are."