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"That's very kind of you!" says Matilda.

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"You can divide them between yourselves whichever way you please," Renée says. "We probably don't want to put Jellybean on the floor of Cam's room in a sleeping bag; he talks in his sleep."

"What?" exclaims Cam. "Do not."

"Yes you do," says Grace.

"Oh," says Cam. "Grace says I do."

Renée laughs. "You've been doing it since before you could even properly talk."
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Matilda and Jellybean exchange a glance.

"We can just take the guest room," says Matilda.
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"...What, both of you?" Renée asks.

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"Yes," Matilda says firmly.

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"If I call Jenny and ask her, what do you think she will say?" Renée asks.

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"I think she will say that it's not even slightly out of the ordinary for us," says Matilda.

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Renée considers this, then decides not to bother calling their bluff. "All right. I'll get you a sleeping bag."

When Renée has left the room to get a sleeping bag, Cam says, "You might just want to let her think one of you's going to use it whether you are or not."
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"Sure we're going to use it," Jellybean says cheerfully. "Extra blanket."

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"Okay. And Matilda, you kinda looked at me funny when I omitted certain things about Iggy, but I don't think telling would help, she'd worry and couldn't do anything."

Renée reappears. "The sleeping bag's set up in the guest room," she says. "Dinner will be at six, and I can stretch it for four. I assume you can amuse yourselves till then?"

"Sure, Mom," says Cam.
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"Thank you," says Matilda.

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"You're welcome," says Renée, and she takes a cookie, looks dubiously at it, and goes to sit in the living room with a book.

"I," says Cam, "am going to check the yard for Iggy."

And so he does.
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Iggy is nowhere to be found.

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"Rock's gone," says Cam to the other two wizards.

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"Huh," says Jellybean.

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"How do you guys usually decide what to do next, anyway, if you've been all unsystematic about everything?"

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"We... just kind of do stuff," says Jellybean.

"Whatever springs to mind," says Matilda.
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Cam looks at them, then decides not to extensively criticize their lack of systematized attempts at accomplishing useful things when they did - however incidentally - save his life.

"Okay. As long as I've got Grace transcribing from my manual and it's currently unrestricted as far as I know, is there anything yours won't tell you that you particularly miss?"
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Matilda shakes her head. "Mostly it's things like blocked directory entries, that a static transcription wouldn't help."

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"Fair enough," says Cam, "she can keep doing what she's doing. Have any of you got a good spell for long-distance communication?" he inquires, including the manual as well as both wizards in this address.

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The manual volunteers several options; Matilda suggests only one. Hers is very efficient, and works more or less like a telephone.

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Cam likes her idea best. "If I set that up, then we can split up and I can coordinate with you without cramping your style too much," he says. "How long will it take for you itinerants to get bored hanging around Phoenix while I wait to pass the GED and be allowed to properly drop out?"

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"Not long," giggles Jellybean.

"Probably longer than usual," says Matilda, "if we keep chatting with you along the way. But I bet we'll be moving on in a week."
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"What are you guys good at apart from wizarding?" Cam wants to know, heading back inside from the Iggy-free yard.

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"Trouble," says Jellybean.

"Math," says Matilda.

"Flirting," says Jellybean.

"Reading," says Matilda.
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