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[A bathroom mirror comes slightly into focus, a faint reflection visible. Once the steam clears, it becomes clear it's Marti, though she's full dressed and seems to only be about to brush her teeth when she notices.]

No.

[Darkness. In community time, it seems like only a few seconds but when it turns back on, Marti is on the couch, books in her lap. Something causes her to look up. Immediately, the books drop as she moves to turn it off. ]

I'm losing to a computer. Great, just the boost I need.

[Black again. Next time, seconds later again, she appears, this time standing in front of it.]

Okay, so, I'm being stalked by a pushy computer who wants to play therapist. So, here's for the sharing and caring...

I have the cheerleader audition today. It's normal to be nervous, right? Right. People are nervous. [She begins to pace.] Especially when something as big as a scholarship is on the line. By the way, thanks again Wanda.

[A deep breath and then she stops.] So, I shared. Your turn. Any tips for a girl who's about to try out for the cheerleading for the first time at a college level?

Alcohol's not an option.

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The recreational ones that we're not really serious about.

Ah, right, those. Ehe, glad to see you're at least willing to be a joker with me.

The baseball and the cheerleader. That may have to be my backup plan so I'm not giving up on the comedy duo.

Oh! You still want to do that? Alright, well, who'll be the straight man then? I mean, it's always a staple with this sort of thing, right?

Back up plans, right? Back up plans.

Yeah! Definitely back up plans! Those are the best, right?

I prefer foreground plans the best but hey, back up plans are in the top three.

Hm...well, what other back up, or foreground, plans do you have?

...None. This all hit pretty fast, you know. One day I'm in school, the next I find out Wanda's been hiding the fact my scholarship was cancelled. I've looked into some other ones but it's too late in the year and I'm out of luck.

...ow, ok, now it doesn't seem like luck is on your side right now. Hm... [He began to think a bit...] Ah, man, I wish I knew what to say to that, but...ehe, looks like this cheerleading thing is all you have, huh?

Yep, my future is riding on this.

...I don't normally get so nervous.

Hey, it's alright to get nervous about these type of things. It's all apart of human nature after all. The only thing you can really do is hope for the best at this point, and realize that if you do your best, for a newbie, they'll probably pick you over the ones that do have experience.

I wish it was that easy. There's gonna be a lot of girls doing their best.

Hey, who says it isn't going to be that easy in the first place? Hopefully everyone gets sick.

Or mysterious car trouble. I have a bike so I'm safe.

Mysterious car troubles, huh...? Hm~. Sounds devious already.

And then everybody decides getting their wheels fixed is more important than some pompom audition and I get the part.

Yeah, there we go. Hey, you never know what could happen in the first place. It would be awful if some sort of fate were to befall on them like that...