A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit

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Victoria only allows this to go on for a few
seconds before striding over to intervene. Katie Beck
tries to impede her but Victoria elbows her in the ribs.
Katie squeals and leaps out of Victoria’s way.
“Ms Hodge do you have something to say?”
demands Vix.
Patty glares at our Red-shirt. “Beckett’s tie is
undone,” she snaps, “I’m issuing her a supplementary
red-card.”
“Miss Beckett’s clobber infraction has been duly
noted Ms Hodge,” says Vix on a low tone. “No further
action required.”
Patty pulls herself up to her full height and
glares down at Vix. Patty is tall even in her stockinged
feet and she wears three-inch heels to add to her
physical presence. She is a remarkable specimen of
creation with flame red hair and emerald green eyes
that I suspect that are enhanced by devious optical
means. She can be rather intimidating but Victoria is
not the easily intimidated sort.
Lady Victoria loves to recount her childhood
days when she was taught to box and wrestle by her
four elder brothers in the grounds of the castle. Many
of the inmates have had reason to thank Vix when
she has stepped in and stuck up her dukes to protect
them from the bullying factions of our environment.
Victoria glances sidelong at Katie and the Wart
and they high-tail it towards the steps of the stage as
fast as their legs can carry them.
I can sense that Patty is contemplating radical
action but Vix has closed in and is now between the
evil Dame and Ginger. I can’t help noticing that her
fists are clenching and unclenching as she stares