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[ and so the slayer cracks open her locket once again. not, as some might anticipate, to comment aloud about the woeful state of animal welfare in these lands (as others already have. instead, she has a far more personal bone to pick. some domestic fat to chew. ]

Uhm. Pop quiz: where's the best place in the Drabwurld to raise a...teenager? [ she almost says 'kid', but corrects herself at the last moment. last thing she needs is yet another i'm not a kid argument with dawn. ] You know. Temporarily. Until we find a way outta this Ren-Faire disaster. Until then, I wanna know it all. Crime stats; outlet malls; hip-but-age-appropriate dance clubs. Preferably the kind where they definitely don't serve minors. [ each item is ticked off on her fingers. ]

O-oh! And schools. Please tell me there's at least one rinky-dink town that includes whatever counts as high school's wacky medieval cousin. [ because dawn summers is not dropping out by default. or so buffy vainly believes. she just hopes there are no hellmouths lurking about to interfere with math class. ] Knowledge is power, right?

[ funny. she never cared that much about the plight of kidnapped teenagers before now. but with the sudden arrival of the little sister, everything's changed. time to settle down and find herself a dependable chore chart, figure out a good curfew, and start disapproving of all of dawn's new friends. ]

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Which subjects are you hoping could be provided to your ward? If no proper schooling is available, I should be happy to help. Education is, after all, incredibly important, and one must learn young, else the information simply won't stick.

She's not my ward. She's my...

[ no. okay. ward maybe works. it just sounds so weird. so...old-worldy. ] Look, she's a really bright girl. A great girl. She just maybe needs some structure. Someone to keep her on top of her homework. That kinda stuff.

Yes, of course. Then the lack of a proper facility isn't so much trouble, if one, or perhaps a few, stood in as teacher. Keeping track of one girl and her work should be a simple enough task, and there must be several qualified parties.

It's kinda looking like it really depends on who you ask.

[He frowns, just slightly.]

Is that so? That sucks, in what way?

Some of the younger crowd have responded with outright indignation that I should make her endure lessons in anything. Like being here is one big summer vacation.

Ah, well, the young will always avoid their lessons at all costs. [He laughs.] But education is of such importance, as they will come to realise with age.

I should know. I was young once.

[ dude she's still young. just...not in slayer years. ] If I manage to convince Dawn to skip only half the amount I did at her age? It'll be a win.

We all were, at some point. [He smiles.]

The best way is to find what interests her and focus on that. It is also important for the work to be challenging, not something they have already seen.

Right. So no fundamental ABCs and definitely no beginners' chapter books.

[ she's just being flippant honestly. ]

[He laughs.] Exactly - well, assuming she knows her ABCs. If not, you've the perfect place to start.

[Right back at you.]

Ladies and gentlemen, the American school system. [ light laughter of her own. ] Like I said, she's a good kid. She probably doesn't need much in the way of tutoring. I just...

I wouldn't be doing my sisterly part if I wasn't going gung-ho about this.

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