"And we can look forward to moooore..."

"I wonder what kangaroos taste like."

"Is that a critter from Australia?"

Conversation continues as they head to the designated spot.

"Why'd you have to be so hard on that guy, Janet? He just wanted to bask in the awesome."

"I'm sorry, but it's really better safe than sorry. I've talked to naturalists before - it always backfires sooner or later. And we don't want it to backfire sooner. This is just the world we live in, sadly."

"Why do the humans get to be in charge? They're so...not."

"There are rather a lot of them, mostly."

"That's always confused me."

"Our kinds did not care to upset the status quo, and suddenly, there are so very many, and they are all intelligent and working together. But the real culprit is the specialization that having so many allows. There is a human for everything."

"I will learn to do everything!"

"That will take a while, dear Tabitha. I gave up on it two centuries ago. Because there is always more to learn."

"Then Zeke will handle the other half of everything! Sam can help!"

"We are stronger when there are many people who all know different things. But we can certainly try it. Which of you will learn calculus? Zeke, you, or Sam?"

"Maths is easy!"

This amuses her enough to give an impromptu calculus lesson in the dirt.

Calculus is harder than your average maths.

Tabby's game.

Zeke calls maths "human magic."

"...So based on that, what is the limit as X approaches infinity for this one?"

"Um, infinity?"

"Yep! We can use limits like this to see what happens if we keep doing something forever. So if you keep adding more and more things, X squared, and taking away the same amount each time, X, the pile just keeps getting bigger forever if you keep doing it."

"Weird."

"Math frequently is. But let's go back to your mother for now - I can teach you more on the trip. Maybe Teddy can teach you too."

"Cool!"

"Perhaps I'll teach them when we are underway. I'm trying to get the smugglers' ship into better shape. Uphill hike, that is."

"Could we help?"