The class was in the Danger Shop again, though the cribs were gone. Today the room looked very much like an indoor play area full of toys and games.

For a long moment after the bell rang, Lily just stared at the class.

Then she let out a heavy sigh and said, "I had to have a class where I have to talk today, didn't I? Okay, look, if you're in the same boat I am, you just want to do what you need to do and get out before telling the cute guy you've been staring at you like him or something, or whatever kids do these days when they're supposed to be listening to the lectures. So. We are covering ages two and three today. You know this as the terrible twos. Kids are running, jumping, climbing trees, and yelling 'no' at you a lot. They're a lot like teenagers that way.

"You have handouts, look at them instead of listening," she said, passing them out. She was also talking really quickly, like it was the speed of her speech and not so much what she said that might stop her from yelling something like "SOCK" out in the middle of class. "You're going to have fake toddlers in class today. You each get one, and you get to take care of him or her for the class period. Good luck with that, I made them especially annoying."

She covered her mouth with her hand and said, "And don't forget to clean up after them before you go."