Good.

They stay two weeks. The pool has some algae but it can be scrubbed out.

And algae is not poison!

In fact, the fact that algae is growing is a good sign that the pool is good Lintalai conditions!

The algae is probably related to her!

"You don't think you're an alien plant?"

"I dunno."

"Perhaps we will find out someday."

"Yeah."

Hair-ruffle. "When she is grown up, I hope."

"Why not sooner?"

"I am expecting it will be politically complicated and I would rather you have the skills to manage that."

"Oh. How do you teach me to handle alien plants?"

"School will actually cover a lot of it. And watching meetings will, too."

"When do I start school?"

"Do you want to start sooner? It would be usual to start at the end of the summer."

"Then is fine. I like going with you and don't know if I will like school."

"I bet you will, but I'm happy to have you until then."

"Mm-hm."

"No one has talked with me about it yet, but soon you will not be able to go into meetings that discuss secret things."

"...why can I do it now?"

"Because you are assumed much too little to understand what's going on."

"...but I take notes."

"I don't think people think you are actually taking coherent notes. You are very small and most one year olds can't write at all this time of year."

"Oh. I don't want to spy on people who want things private."