She is sitting in the library, studying. It's her most common pastime, by hours; spending time with her sister is more enjoyable but Jaromira prefers to socialize more broadly and Katarzyna would only get in the way. This is better on net; the two of them share a room, so it isn't as though her sister's time is entirely hogged by the other girls who call this boarding school "home." Or at least "prison." Katarzyna doesn't mind it, though; the school library is excellent, and basic manners and care for the books has endeared her to the librarian to a sufficient degree to lubricate the interlibrary loans process when there's something she wants to read that they don't have.
"More about how magic affects the brain in general. Whether it's reversible or preventable, in cases where that would be desirable."
"You're welcome. I'm planning on doing my next presentation on thaumosexuality, actually."
"Think fast, you only get a few weeks' grace period before she assigns you. I like to get mine done well in advance so if she surprises me I don't have to whip it together in a week of spare time."
"Perhaps I'll prepare two. A default and a contingency in case she turns out to be egregiously irritating and merits a sharper tongue."
"What presentation topic does she get if she irritates you? Or do you just mean you'll talk about it differently?"
"If she irritates me she gets a presentation on the relative merits of her preferred system and circle critiques."
"It's mostly just the same thing as Constellation Center's site map, to be perfectly honest."
"It isn't only the practical results that irk me. I find being commanded by fiat irksome. If it were a general preference--but if it is only her own preference--"
"People did vote for her. I voted for her, because the alternative was Faith and Faith wants to turn the club into a miniature church."
"Being the lesser of two evils is of course preferable to being the greater of two evils but it is insufficient not to irk me."