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

39Victoria only allows this to go on for a fewseconds before striding over to intervene. Katie Becktries 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 isundone,” she snaps, “I’m issuing her a supplementaryred-card.”“Miss Beckett’s clobber infraction has been dulynoted Ms Hodge,” says Vix on a low tone. “No furtheraction required.”Patty pulls herself up to her full height andglares down at Vix. Patty is tall even in her stockingedfeet and she wears three-inch heels to add to herphysical presence. She is a remarkable specimen ofcreation with flame red hair and emerald green eyesthat I suspect that are enhanced by devious opticalmeans. She can be rather intimidating but Victoria isnot the easily intimidated sort.Lady Victoria loves to recount her childhooddays when she was taught to box and wrestle by herfour elder brothers in the grounds of the castle. Manyof the inmates have had reason to thank Vix whenshe has stepped in and stuck up her dukes to protectthem from the bullying factions of our environment.Victoria glances sidelong at Katie and the Wartand they high-tail it towards the steps of the stage asfast as their legs can carry them.I can sense that Patty is contemplating radicalaction but Vix has closed in and is now between theevil Dame and Ginger. I can’t help noticing that herfists are clenching and unclenching as she stares