She wasn't certain exactly what Dungeons and Dragons was, but she had an idea of what a mathlete might be and got the message loud and clear. Barbara hesitated a moment, thinking through her phrasing and word choice. "...if you would like, I could recommend some authors for you," she managed to stop herself from using the phrase 'English lesson', "we could do it somewhere discreet if you'd prefer, somewhere of your choosing."

She wanted to emphasise that it needed to be Howard's choice, and that he was welcome to decline. "It's entirely up to you, of course."

It wasn't as if Barbara had much else to do on the ship for the moment. She felt like a loose end more than anything else. As it were, Barbara would have even been happy cleaning up after people. Just something to be busy.