[It's early in the morning, basically still the middle of the night. 14 year old Lana's up in her room, staring at her homework with all of her lights on.] Now, I'm really a reader. I like to read. But...this is so different.

Please...please can someone tell me what Cold Sassy Tree is about so that this poor girl doesn't fail her test today? She ( Read more... )

[Sveta sounds, for the first time, well rested and mostly happy. Not the caffeine charged perky of the past coffee fueled night, either, which is a great improvement. She shuffles about a bit as she pushes the buttons and sighs once.]

What an impression that we've made on the new people here. I suppose it's one thing to want to introduce them all ( Read more... )

( Notes for Infirmary, Howie, Angelica, Una, Damon and the Fourth Doctor )

[Sveta's been secretly opening presents. Now, normally, this wouldn't be a bad thing, but since technically her Christmas isn't for another week...well, she's impatient. There's a stuffed otter in her lap and she's sitting on her couch, her feet pulled up, as well.]

That was...one of the most interesting floods I think we've had in a while. Not that ( Read more... )

[Sveta's pretty much physically unaltered. If we're going for a specific show, then she's just a person in Sesame street or a show like Baby Einstein. But imagine the happiest, perkiest preschool teacher you've ever met. Now imagine them with a television show. That would be Sveta. She claps her hands together once and addresses the Barge with a ( Read more... )

[Sveta’s in her room, decorating a wreath with bows. Maybe there are too many on there. What of it? She’s slightly tipsy, as evidenced by the half full glass beside her, but it’s a good thing. It’s the kind of tipsy that brings about extra bows on a wreath.]

So many people in the Christmas, or holiday, spirit today. I’m not complaining about it but… ( Read more... )

[And Sveta's happy face comes on. She's sporting this sweater under a coat and looks darn proud to be wearing both. There's music playing somewhere in the background, but she's really not focused on anything in particular. Instead, she sounds rather breathless.]

What a beautiful place! This is exactly what Christmas is supposed to be. [Pause as she ( Read more... )

This isn't really a bad thing, is it? Why does it have to be lying? You don't have to see it as a bad thing. Make up something fun and outrageous! Have a different life for a while.

I told a friend that I went on vacation on an island after he bought an elephant to swim in his pool. It's obviously not true, so you know not to believe me. But it's ( Read more... )

So...this is really happening again. It was certainly interesting the last time! Maybe people will actually get to hear some good news, too. We could all use a bit of good news from home, I think. I just...I almost hope this time that there is someone and- oh, wait!

[And here she switches over to Russian]

My name is Svetlana Nazarova. I'm...er...from ( Read more... )