#brightwindsbarony

BIG eyes. "I'd like that!"

"I wonder if they have back issues on order?" She ponders

"Uhm.. FIFTEEN years of rocky fan mags? We'll never see Grete again" Stu is alarmed "She'll forget to come up for air"

"I won't read ALL the time." She reassures Stu. "I'll need time to classify my rocks based on this new information."

"See, the magazines will devour her" he tells Clio

Clio whispers something in his ear

And his eyes widen

"OOOOOOO I get it, nudge nudge wink wink" he nods

"Well, I'll defintely get that subscription" Clio says "Maybe more if SParrow is good with it"

"Are there magazines you'd like? Maybe we need to get more than one kind."

"Comic books are terrible" He says

Clio smiles "I will ask around, maybe have folks write up o na list their preferences"

She straightens up. "Oh! Ask Irene and the other girls if they want any, you know.. girl magazines. The ones with hair and dresses and things... I could buy those on my platinum card. Mama would approve."

Clio nods "I will. I have the free time. The Baroness doesn't need my scribe duties often"

"Did you hear? Maybe I get to start school with the others after Spring Break."

Clio says "That's wonderful. Would you like help with your studies? Maybe I can catch you up?"

A suddenly worried look. She hadn't considered that. "Do you think I'm behind?"

"I don't know" She says "But if you are we can get you there. Also, schools have lots of students at different paces"

"I have to do good." Firmly. "Otherwise Mama will be convinced it's the school's fault."

"You'lll do fine" Clio says pressingg her glasses up "But tell you what, these rock magazines? You like them right? It's good that you do, because that will make reading a lot more fun for you"

"And all math is based on counting rocks anyway" Stew adds "Ask the Ancient Stonarians "

A doubtful look. "I'm not sure that's a real people. I'll look it up, though."

"Cuneform" Clio says "it was one of the earliest forms of writing and it did involve rocks.. pardon me, Clay"

"Oooh." Stu may be tickled to find her trying to Google "Stonarians" later that day.

"And you might try SUMARIANS" she suggests

"What I said" Stu huffs. Though it's possible that just eased the google search