"Get the new people all at once, rather than doing it now and again in a month and a half?" Ghanima suggested. "That way we don't waste people's time? Or maybe I'm just lazy."

More the former than the latter, really.

"I think if we post revised rules next week, that might be a good enough hint for the current crop without, as you said, putting Jennifer on the spot. Anything more would probably make her feel even more self-conscious, and I'd rather not alienate her farther," she continued. "If this is a permanent change, she's going to need the club to learn how to manage it."