[After your makeover is all finished with, the door on the right creaks open, allowing you entry to the next room. It is far less girly than the previous room, some of you will be relieved to hear. A large, square room, it is unfurnished but for two things: one, a large round table, surrounded with as many chairs as you may happen to need; two, a podium at the back of the room, set up with a microphone. There is a piece of white paper face down on the table. A few moments after you arrive in the room, the White Queen’s voice rings out:]

Of course, true grace isn’t just about the way you look! If you don’t have substance, you’re -- gaseous? You’re a lifeform without a surplus of atoms! You’re -- no, I’m sorry, I’ve gotten distracted again. If you don’t have substance, you won’t go far. Part of grace under pressure is to be able to say a soliloquy of something of significant substance seriously without subsequent sniggering, wouldn’t you say?

Here is your task. You will be given a topic to discuss, one that is very relevant to your lives, and you will discuss it together . . . all of you, please try to contribute. Once you have come to a conclusion, all of you together will write a speech of no more than two hundred and fifty words to be performed by your leader, who will stand on that podium and speak into that microphone. The topic of your speech is on the underside of that paper . . . along with a few key words and phrases I feel you absolutely must fit into the speech. Do try to give them real meaning, won’t you? They are all real words, after all. Even if they don't seem like it.

( OOC:

Again, please make sure to play out everything! You will be awarded for depth of discussion, quality of speechwriting, how the words are used, and how the speech is performed -- so when it comes to making your final comment, team leaders should give that information, please.

Ideally I am looking at an hour and a half to two hours tops for thissss. Comment with your topic to follow! )