[X] 8 Bring up her tastes/likes in regards to fantasy and science fiction directly before maneuvering things towards a "what if it were real" hypothetical... or alleged hypothetical, anyway.: (Zap Rowsdower, Jaerys, tenchifew, overmind, Ct613hulu, Fellgar, CptTagon, pepperjack)
[X] 1 Try to turn the conversation back to Clara's interests so that you can indirectly sound her out on magic... and maneuver things towards getting her to sign an agreement/contract.: (BFldyq)
[X] 2 Use the moment to explain to her about Blanche's past and, specifically, Sophie... and, thus, why you want to support her (or, at least, the cover-story version).: (Night_stalker, Demonlorddraco91)