Log:Sugar and Spice, Scene 5

Sugar and Spice 2006/06/01 	 Eva Ivy Jinghua Phil Stephie 5

[ Editor's Note: After Darrell gets bombed at the Valentine's Day Dance Stephie applies pressure to the suspects. ]

Jinghua blinks at you as you mention Starguard. "They wouldn't get involved, would they...? I thought that they dealt with aliens."

Stephie says, "Oh, mostly, sure, but like I say, I know a couple of them - maybe if I asked them for a favour.... I mean, I bet they could get whoever did this to Darrell in a snap!"

Jinghua nods. "That's great... it would be good to know who did this to him." she agrees, noncommitally.

Stephie is diappointed not to get a clearer reaction. "You don't have any idea who could have done it, do you?"

Jinghua can't quite make eye contact with Stephie as she says. "No."

While the cheerleaders are busy at cheerpractice or talking away to each other, Ivy sneaks over to Eva's locker.. Takes her some time to locate it though.. Using her powers, she picks the lock!

Stephie says, "What is it - you suspect something? You can tell me!"

"I... I..." Jinghua looks to Stephie, sadly. "I should go."

Stephie says, "Oh -did I say something to upset you? I'm sorry...."

Inside Eva's locker are the typical things you'd except to find in a teenage girls locker. Of note, you find some photos, a half-empty pack of cigarette...

...nothing that immediately sticks out.

Ivy takes some time to rummage through some more. . o O (Cigarettes? Hmm..)

Jinghua begins to back away. "No... it's just that... I've got chem - I mean history class to get to."

Ivy takes a look at the photos.

Stephie says, "Oh right - see you at practice!" Stephie pretends to let Jinghua go unregarded, but glances back over her shoulder to see whcih way she's actually heading.

The photographs - a series of pictures of Eva, Phil, and Jinghua together at Cheerleading camp this past summer. Photos of mom, dad. A photo of Eva with someone's arm around her. Whose arm? Impossible to tell since the photo has been torn in half and the other half is missing.

Ivy looks at the picture a bit and then shakes her head. . o O (Was that a picture of her and Darrell?) Seeing nothing else of importance, Ivy closes the locker, trying to leave things the way they were and departs..

Jinghua heads through the hallls of the high school, shuffling along quickly. She's already past the history classroom when she happens to spot Stephie trailing behind her.

Ivy is fleeing the scene making sure no one is following her as she quickly walks down the hall. She approaches Stephie?

Ivy says, "Crap!"

Stephie pretends not to have noticed where Jinghua went, and turns to Ivy to cover it up. Stephie says, "Oh - hi!"

Ivy almost walks into Stephie. "S.. Stephie! Hi.." Ivy thinks. o O (Oh No! Stephie is with the cheerleaders! Im in big trouble!) Ivy looks very timid at the moment.

Stephie says, "What's up?"

Ivy looks around. "Um nothing is up. Do you think something is up?"

Stephie grins, seemly not to notice anything amiss. "No, I meant that in a 'how's it going' way."

As Ivy turns the corner to make her getaway, Stephie is there, and Eva is too, coming out of the girls room.

Stephie says, "Oh, hey, Eva."

Eva catches a glimpse of Jinghua heading off down the hall, looking upset. "Ai... what's eating her today?"

Ivy glances nervously at Eva while trying to make conversation with Stephie. . o O (Oh No! Im trapped!) The asian girl is putting two and two together in her mind.. "It's going.. Um.. how's the cheerleading? I bet it's da bomb.."

Eva nods to Stephie. "Hey." She eyes Ivy curiously. "Do I know you?"

Stephie says, "Don't know - we were just talking about stuff and she got all upset suddenly. Freaky - I thought she was always happy, pretty much."

Ivy steps back. "Um.. We met at Alex Winter's party..."

Eva shrugs to Stephie. "Yeah? She gets moody this time of month, if you know what I mean." To Ivy, she steps forward, keepignt he space with Ivy even. "You're a friend of Alex's? I've got some words for that loser..."

Stephie says, "What's Alex done now?"

Ivy says, "Yeah, what happened?" Ivy glances at Stephie uneasily.

"It's what he didn't do, Stephie." Eva says, "He left Phillie to fend for herself during the mess at the Valentine's dance. She was humiliated. As far as I'm concerned, he's not a man, he's a worm."

Ivy asks, "So does that mean Philippa is going to break up with Alex?"

Stephie says, "Bet that would please her mother...."

Eva says, "I keep telling her she should dump him." Eva adds, "Maybe this time she'll listen."

Ivy sniffs at Eva wondering if she smells like cigarettes.

Stephie nods. "Maybe....."

Ivy asks, "Kelly must be happy if she breaks up with him, huh?"

Eva glares at Ivy. "What do you think, you're doing!"

Ivy blinks, "Oh.. Nothing. Um Do you smoke? I thought you smelled like cigarettes.."

Eva folds her arms. "So what?" She sniffs back and adds, "At least I don't smell like trash."

Ivy mutters under her breath, "Bitch.."

Eva tries to slap Ivy for her insolence! Eva's open palm catches nothing but air as she swings for Ivy.

Ivy is quite athletic from her hoverboading and dodges out of the way. "Hey! What's wrong with you!?" Ivy gives Eva the finger. Ivy looks to see if Stephie is going to help Eva.

Stephie isn't impressed with either party's behaviour. "Come on Eva - she's not worth it," she says, hoping to stop further escalation.

Eva looks to Stephie and nods in agreement. "You're right. She's not worth it," she sighs. "C'mon Stephie, let's go see what's bothering Jinghua."

Stephie says, "Sure - I hope she's all right."

Alex mutters something under her breath.

Stephie thinks. o O (Sorry, Ivy, but better that than a fight for both of you....)

Eva mutters something under her breath.

Ivy whews and is glad the fight was avoided. She glances at Stephie with a sad look thinking that they aren't friend's anymore. Ivy hangs her head and flees. . o O (Who can I confide with this information?)

Stephie avoids looking back at Ivy because she needs to keep a rapport with Eva, unfortunately.

Ivy is really messed up right now with things not going well with matt and now this. She goes to the restroom to recuperate.

Stephie looks about for Jinghua.

When Eva and Stephie find Jinghua, she's talking to Phil in an empty classroom.

Ivy wipes her tears and re-establishes herself and heads back out the restroom.

Stephie tries to catch what's being talked about as they enter.

Ivy sneaks around wondering if her hunch is correct. She decides to go look to see if the other cheerleader's lockers are open for inspection...

Philippa is watching the door as the others arrive. She stops talking as sooon as there's company. "Hey!" She walks over, leaving Jinghua in the corner.

Stephie says, "Hey. What's up?"

Philippa sighs. "Jinghua's going to be alright. It's just that this business with Darrell's been reminding of her brother and her mom. She lost them only last fall."

Stephie says, "oh no - I'm so sorry - I didn't realise!"

Phil says, "I'm going to send Jinghua home. We're about to head to the principal's."

Stephie says, "The principal's? Why?"

Ivy sneaks over to Philippa's locker to see what's up.

"To get permission," Philippa answers.

Stephie says, "Oh, right, of course. I'll come with."

Ivy searches Phil's locker!

Philippa's locker is neat and organized. There's nothing out of the ordinary. If you want to steal the cheerleading teams secret choreography notes, they are here.

Ivy frowns. "Nothing here.", mutters Ivy. He looks at the choreography notes recalling Constance saying something about the villains organized attack. Perhaps there is a coralation (sp?).

Stephie, Phil, and Jinghua go to the principal's office. Phil does almost all of the talking for her distraught friend, and the principal okays her absence. Eva doesn't accompany teh others to the office. She has a dentists appointment to get to.

Ivy hrms and quickly puts things away and starts thinking again. Damn. She wishes she was smarter. Alex is smart. Should she talk to him? No.. he's with Phil right? Ivy thinks Stephie's with them too. Matt is mad at her and Caleb.. caleb isn't even around. She wonders where the other cheerleaders lockers are.. Ivy seems to be unable to haze her hand through properly to find the lock opening mechanism. People are in the halls. Ivy stops her actions. Ivy decides to go think about the matter.