"I think it's a series, there are some where she is a smaller princess."

"Oh. Didn't anyone ever name her?"

"Some stories for children don't name the characters so you can imagine they are you! I don't know if this series does that, I haven't read this book before."

"Am I a princess?"

"You are not. Princesses are in monarchies and Anitam is not a monarchy."

"What is it?"

"We are a democracy. In a monarchy, there is a King or a Queen and one of their children or grandchildren or greatgrandchildren becomes the new King or Queen when the old one dies. In a democracy, people who want to run the country explain why on television and then other people select the best ones."

"Why," yawn, "on television?"

"So lots of people can see it and learn who their choices are."

Yawn.

"We will be in the room right across the hall if you wake up and want to find us. Okay?"

"Okay."

Parents snuggle each other and watch their not-quite-baby.

She falls asleep.

Awwwwwww. They go to bed and coo delightedly and quietly over baaaaby.

She wakes up at about sunrise and does not find herself particularly urgent about finding her dads and goes and reads about what blues do instead.

One of our citizens is in another country when they accidentally get into trouble! A blue will talk with that country's government to figure out what happened and help our citizen get home. A business wants to make cheaper pocket everythings, but they are going to pollute our air. A blue will figure out where we want to allow the factory and how much they should pay for cleanup. Someone steals bikes because they do not want to work hard at a real job! A blue will learn about what happened and decide what they should do to set it right. A city is being planned! Blues will make sure it has good transit and a good mix of buildings for different things.

Blue jobs are jobs that require judgment and foresight. It is very important that blues know how to make a good decision in a hard situation, think about the long-term effects of things, and make decisions in a principled and fair way so that everybody understands them. 

A judge is a blue job. Judges look at court cases. If Tan says that Alike cheated on a deal they had, they will go to a court and a judge will look at the case and decide the truth. 

A ambassador is a blue job. Ambassadors go to other countries and make sure that those countries and Anitam stay friends, by solving problems and sharing information.

A landlord is a blue job. Blues who own land have to hire a very good staff to make sure that the land is managed responsibly. They are involved in city development planning to make sure that we plan cities in a way that keeps them safe, rich, clean, and nice. 

A mayor is a blue job. A mayor plans a city, comes up with city laws, solves problems for the residents, and makes sure that national planners know what their city needs.

A legislator is a blue job. Legislators decide what laws we should have and think how to write the laws so they are clear, helpful, and easy to enforce.

The council is blue. The council makes decisions for all of Anitam, big important decisions like whether we should go to war and how we will allocate credits and how we will spend our money.

There are lots of other blue jobs! Can you think of jobs that require judgment and foresight?

Well, she supposes that will be fine then.

She goes down the stairs and attempts to leave the house.

There is a grey-haired person at the door. "Hello, Lintalai!"

"Hello! I am going outside."

"You should get one of your fathers to go with you!"

"Why?"

"...you're one."

"Yes, I know. I have been outside before."

"Well, in the city you should go outside with one of your fathers."