Operation Scorched Arse - The Woody Back to School Unit

83merely seemed to have a total disregard for rules orconvention and seemed quite content to suffer anyconsequences that might arise.The Grand Dame wasn’t naïve. She was awarethat the inmates had stashes of booze and cigarettessecreted all over the facility. She occasionallyinstituted searches but the grounds were simply toolarge to police adequately. She had nothing inprinciple against drinking or smoking but had found inthe early years of the unit’s history a policy ofmoderation was impossible to enforce so she hadimplemented a total prohibition.Ms Lawton looked over at Cathryn. In manyways the prefect was at the very heart of herproblem. It was Cat after all who had authored thesubversive manifesto of mega-minxdom and hadrallied the inmates into the irksome cult. Nonetheless,the Grand Dame had considerable respect forCathryn. She had got her hands on a bootleg copy ofthe doctrine and had been impressed by its witty andsophisticated articulation. She was also aware ofPatty’s deep dislike for Cat.“What new fangled paperwork?” asked MsLawton.Cathryn shrugged. “I dunno,” she drawled. “Ihanded in my pass when I came back to the facilityand then I got a summons. Patty, oh shit, Ms Hodge,told me that my paperwork was invalid and sent meover to see you, so here I am.”Ms Lawton leaned back in her chairthoughtfully. “Alright Cassidy,” she said finally,