There Kate is, minding her own goddamn business, exploring the dragon caves with Oro on her shoulder, when she's singled out by Dex. She had been skirting by the various erudite dragons and their seminars on math in her exploration. Why? She knows math. Her grades had exceeded expectations. But it's not why she's here.
She's here so that Oro might find a friend or two to play with. Oro, her emotional support, rose-gold colored dragon that is the size of a house cat. So far, Oro has been the only dragon that Kate has known of in Folkmore. Oro needs friends (or minions. The jury is still out on that one.)
Kate comes to a stop as she feels the all of the jeweled-color eyes upon her. The only thing missing is a spotlight. "What?" Is all she can think of to stay.
Without missing a beat, she is asked a question. "You have one hour to make cookies for your school bake sale. You spend twenty-four minutes mixing the dough. It then takes twelve minutes to bake each tray of cookies. If you bake one tray at a time, how many trays can you bake during the hour?"
"Um, that's not how baking works. I mean most recipes---"
"The answer?"
"Well, sixty minus twenty-four is thirty-six. Thirty-six divided by twelve is three. So I suppose in this woefully simple baking experiment, I could make three trays."
"Correct. Now, what equation did you use to come up with your answer?"
Kate screams internally before shifting her attention back to Dex. What had he gotten her into? What did the dragon mean equation? She had done it in her head.
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She's here so that Oro might find a friend or two to play with. Oro, her emotional support, rose-gold colored dragon that is the size of a house cat. So far, Oro has been the only dragon that Kate has known of in Folkmore. Oro needs friends (or minions. The jury is still out on that one.)
Kate comes to a stop as she feels the all of the jeweled-color eyes upon her. The only thing missing is a spotlight. "What?" Is all she can think of to stay.
Without missing a beat, she is asked a question. "You have one hour to make cookies for your school bake sale. You spend twenty-four minutes mixing the dough. It then takes twelve minutes to bake each tray of cookies. If you bake one tray at a time, how many trays can you bake during the hour?"
"Um, that's not how baking works. I mean most recipes---"
"The answer?"
"Well, sixty minus twenty-four is thirty-six. Thirty-six divided by twelve is three. So I suppose in this woefully simple baking experiment, I could make three trays."
"Correct. Now, what equation did you use to come up with your answer?"
Kate screams internally before shifting her attention back to Dex. What had he gotten her into? What did the dragon mean equation? She had done it in her head.