She arrived in Winotopia jet-lagged but already laughing. Lynn, a ceramic sculptor from the Bayou Central with Decorum District roots, reads people the way others read books—and then she sculpts them. With sharp wit, a voice that could crack glass, and soul-deep honesty, she became my quiet ally on a chaotic tour. This is the story of a woman who doesn’t just get people—she molds them, quite literally.

She arrived with three suitcases, plastic hangers, and a philosophy: wear it once, bin it, move on. Shirley from Patriomagna had mastered the “throwaway packing method,” a sharp contrast to Winocratia’s “sobriété écologique.” She meant well—but when she warned us that restraint might cost us Patriomagnan dollars, I realized: some lessons can’t be taught. Welcome to life as a lost tour leader.