Twelve.

[silvestris_mage]

[Filtered from the drones]Could someone explain what a "babysitter" is...? I don't think it's polite at all to sit on people's children. They could get hurt, right

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[thunder_striker]

A babysitter is someone who takes care of children while their parents are away.

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[silvestris_mage]

[Oh. Well that makes sense. Why didn't she think of that earlier?]

[silvestris_mage]

Thank you for explaining. We don't use that term at home...actually I don't think we have a word for it.

[thunder_striker]

You're welcome. 'Babysitter' doesn't make much sense now that you've pointed it out. I have no idea why the name is that way.

[strongestofice]

I'm pretty sure it means you keep an eye on them. Unless they want you to be like a bird and sit on them so they stay warm?

[silvestris_mage]

...I don't think sitting on them would really help. Wouldn't that squish them?

[strongestofice]

Probably, I mean, getting sat on kind of sucks.

[silvestris_mage]

It does. I remember the time Numair sat on me, when I was a squirrel. That was...horrible.

[mcshotashorts]

Are you a babysitter, then? I would think it's more like a nurse--or a governess--or something of that sort!

[silvestris_mage]

Yes, apparently I am now. Without knowing it.

Oh! A nurse. We had those at home, they took care of children. That makes much more sense than sitting on them.

[mcshotashorts]

Well, sitting on them might keep them... warm?

Do you mind tending to children? It would be terrible if this was troublesome for you!

[silvestris_mage]

I suppose, like birds and their eggs.

I don't mind at all, though caring for them makes more sense than sitting on them certainly does.

[dynamic_may_lee]

's not a hard job. I did it all the time in high school.

[silvestris_mage]

What do you do, exactly?

[dynamic_may_lee]

You play Big Sis for an evening. Basically make sure the kids are cared for, eat right, and get to bed on time.

[silvestris_mage]

Oh. That doesn't sound too difficult at all. At least I didn't get something I'd be horrible at.

[artwithknives]

Literally sitting on babies? You can't be serious....

[silvestris_mage]

I don't think it's literal, from what other people have told me. I think it's caring for children, not sitting on them.

[artwithknives]

I was wondering if you'd take it literally because that'd be kinda dumb.

[silvestris_mage]

I didn't think I was supposed to, but given the town, I didn't know.