A severe-looking woman stood front and center before a whiteboard, beside her an easel holding a flip chart. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun, and she was dressed in military uniform. Even without knowing the military hierarchy, it was clear from the patches and medals that she was high ranking. "Today," she began, in the tone of a lecturer, "we have some new viewers, so we'll do a lighter lecture. The topic is different voting systems and the pros and cons of each." As soon as she finished that opening statement, the strategically placed sparklers sent a shower of sparks behind her from each corner. =============== Whatsamana (Earth Q): you let lily convince you to use pyrotechnics? lovelylily (Xiaxia): They’re really livening things up, don’t you think~♪ Whatsamana (Earth

