ACT ONE

SCENE B

INT. CRESTVIEW HALLWAY - LATER

Marissa hands out pink, heart-shaped cookies.

MARISSA

Free cookies! I baked them myself. With love. Vote for Marissa.

Ariella, Mae, and Danny stand back and watch.

ARIELLA

Do you think she stands a chance?

DANNY

Depends. I wonder how she feels about optional Mondays.

MAE

Anyone that happy all the time has to be hiding something. And what's with all the pink? Looks suspicious to me.

Nearby, Daphne listens in on their conversation taking notes.

ARIELLA

She definitely gets points for style.

Caleb enters eating one of Marissa's cookies.

CALEB

She has my vote.

Daphne jots something down and exits.

Torin approaches Marissa.

TORIN

I accept the position as your running mate. If you want a real chance at winning, you need me.

MARISSA

Great. But why not just run yourself?

TORIN

This way I get to pull the strings while you do all the work. It's a win-win.