So, that is one of the variables. I was beginning to think that was an oddity limited to my world.

That was a little like how I got my degree - I signed on for a contract at the clinic that was under-served, and the city paid for my medical school. It just so happened that the city needed another guardian at the same time.

[ I wonder if the city decided it needed another guardian, or if it knew Grandma Brown was going to have that cardiovascular incident... ]