57 academics just punched the air.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[For the past few days, Jilly had been more than a little...

odd.

She hadn't shown up for her art class. Her sketchbook languished beside her bed, untouched. And when she showed up at work at the coffee shop she was wearing a ridiculous amount of makeup.

Other than a few trips to the music room (and a few surprisingly good vocal warmup sessions), she hadn't done anything too strange.

That is, until now.

She's wearing red tights and a headdress that's almost as big as the rest of her. Expression serious, she strides to the landing and the top of the stairs leading into the lobby, and strikes a dramatic pose.

And then she begins to sing]

♫ I-I'm going to find a happy-

I-I'm going to find a happy-

I-I'm going to find a happy place. ♫

[OOC: Open over the journals or to anyone in the lobby. People watching can simply gawk or, if the castle is feeling particularly cruel, might feel compelled to join in as backup dancers. For an idea of what they might be doing, check out 1:05 and 1:58 in the video.]

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[pleased as can be] Thank you, Doctor.

But what do you mean, you didn't know? Of course you did.

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

[he thinks about this a moment, and then the answer finds him. April Fools' Day. of course] Well, to be perfectly honest, I don't usually hear that sort of thing over the journal, but ... all the same, I suppose, a marvelous performance.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

I guess it has been awhile. And I've felt rusty these past few days. It's getting back to normal, though.

[if only you could see her, Doctor.]

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're feeling like yourself again - we've certainly had a time of it lately, the both of us.

[if he only KNEW]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

We have.

...are you doing alright?

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

I am, actually! Enjoying the bit of downtime I have on my hands before I have to start making the final preparations for the expedition.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Of course! I wasn't even thinking about how close it was.

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Quite soon, really. I shall, of course, keep you abreast of everything we find out. ... And press you some interesting flowers, perhaps, so that you might paint them?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

I'd love that.

[cricketycricket.livejournal.com]

Consider it done, then!