[Usually, the waning of winter and the rains of spring were a joyous sign of sunshine soon to come. Yet, this particular spring day was a slap to the face, a bitter reminder of where her feminine wiles have failed her once again ( Read more... )

[The feed starts with Clopin (actually missing his mask for the first time) sitting perched on the back of the Joe West couch, grinning like a satisfied cat and... who's that in the background?] Good morning, Academy! Or afternoon, evening, or night. It's quite hard to tell in this weather.

[Surprise! It's everyone's favorite dance teacher, upside ( Read more... )

[What.

What.

What.

What is going on.

Dark Leonardo had been kind enough to get her a necklace as a belated Christmas gift. However, any fashionista knows you can't mix a ruby pendant with a salmon pink dress; that is a fashion no-no! So, Lottie had returned to her room to switch outfits so she could correctly wear the pretty thing. Of course ( Read more... )

[As much as Lottie likes receiving gifts, she also loves to spoil her friends -a term that has become very loose while at the Academy- with presents.

Below the respective trees in the commons of Joe West and Hoover Hall are presents addressed to the following, from none other than the bubbly blonde.

For Kronk: There is a large heavy box waiting ( Read more... )

[With the recent news of the Mist recession (and New Orleans freeing up), Lottie hastened to check her mailbox; it seems Big Daddy had already written hours and hours earlier, before the Mirror got hold of the news. He's still planning to throw a very special yearly event! With this great news in mind, Lottie busies herself with hanging up fliers ( Read more... )

[Lottie had set her communicator on her desk, and without realizing that it would turn on, dumped her lesson plan notebooks on top. The spiral-bound books slide off though, revealing Lottie sitting down at her desk and going through a small pile of mail. If someone had good eyes, they might be able to make out that one of the return addresses is ( Read more... )

[Things had been looking up for Lottie, once she saw the news from the Mirror and from the headmaster ( Read more... )

[Fumbling and muttering can be heard, the southern slang audible long before a picture comes into view.] Aha! I found it! Now, let’s get you up and runnin’...

... [Try as she might, the switches don’t seem to be working. Too bad she has yet to realize that the audio has been on the entire time.]Oh, come on you stupid hunk of metal! Get a ( Read more... )