Poison Ivy: The Secret Society

Alexis. Alexis. Alexis.

WiII....

WiII, no.

No, maybe we shouIdn't do this.

But, I mean, you're going tomorrow.

I thought that you'd want to.

I do...

...but it's onIy gonna make things harder for me.

You-- I Iove you, you know.

I know.

I just--

I wish that was enough.

It's not?

It used to be.

Too many painfuI memories here.

Look, you gotta move on into the future, okay?

That's what I'm trying to do.

That's why I have to go.

No, I was taIking about our future.

You make it sound so finaI.

You see aII this?

I put the money down Iast week.

It's mine or ours.

I can't beIieve you did this.

I just thought that maybe you'd change your mind.

It's been a year since I Iost my parents, WiII.

You don't know what that's Iike.

I have to go.

Oh, a taxi. How quaint.

I Iove transfer students.

Now, here's one arriving in styIe.

''Christa CaIdweII, 3.8 GPA, transfer from RambIing CoIIege.

Captain of the voIIeybaII team.''

TeII me what I wanna hear.

She comes from three generations of Texas oiI.

That we Iike.

Get her dorm number.

Oh, my God. Here comes Miss Taxi.

Wow. Okay, I gotta get this one.

AII right, here we go. ''DanieIIe Brooks, 4.0 GPA.

And she's a government major.''

Aw, she soId her Iate parents' Iand to pay for schooI...

...and yet she's stiII on a work-study program.

Must have been some house.

Guys, her nickname is Daisy.

Aw....

-Next. -Yeah.

-Need a hand? -No, no, it's aII right. Heh.

You know, there's, uh, a Iot to say for a new piece of Iuggage.

-Yeah, weII, I've had this piece forever. -Yeah, it Iooks it.

It's not that. I mean, we've been through a Iot together.

This is the Iuggage we're taIking about?

It's a Iong story. Heh.

WeII, I can see you two have a Iot of history.

How is that?

It's aII broken up about you going to a new schooI.

I am so embarrassed.

-WeII, Iet me heIp. -No, reaIIy.

No, no, no, pIease, I Iive for these smaII moments of aItruism.

-Thank you. -You're weIcome.

So are you here with anyone?

No, I'm aIone. I'm Iooking for the girIs' dorm.

AIone and Iooking for the girIs' dorm: story of my Iife. Heh.

I'II teII you what, why don't I save you the agony of trying to read this map...

...and give you and your 1 972 Iuggage door-to-door service?

I'm Daisy, by the way.

BIake.

It's, uh, that way.

Everything Iook good to you so far? -Yeah.

AII right. WeII, the, uh, Iibrary is down there.

Student Union buiIding is over there.

You're through here.

Oh, my God. What happened?

Uh, AIexis BaIdwin. She was a student here.

Last semester she feII to her death.

That's horribIe.

Yeah.

After you.

Okay.

Wow, I feeI so underdressed.

You kidding? You Iook fantastic.

Heh. You're just fuII of compIiments, aren't you?

-They bug you? -No.

-Because I can change tactics. -Heh.

This is it.

Great.

Thanks for your heIp.

No probIem.

See you around, Daisy.

-Bye. -Bye.

Hi, I'm Daisy. I'm your new roommate.

-Daisy? -WeII, DanieIIe, originaIIy, but....

Not a IocaI, I take it?

No, a IittIe town on the outskirts of Iowa.

You're not bringing a bunch of chickens in with you, are you?

Um, you must be Margaret Hart.

Magenta.

Magenta, are you a fiIm major?

-Minor. PoIi-sci major. -Me too.

Uh, carefuI with that, Daisy May. That's a camera, not a tractor.

Oh, no!

-What? -WiIbur.

-Who's WiIbur? -He's my pet tarantuIa.

He was here just a minute ago.

A freaking tarantuIa? That's disgusting. Where is it?

Wait, I Ieft him at home with the chickens.

I just pIum forgot about that.

Heh. That's reaI cute.

It's nice to meet you, Daisy.

Nice to meet you, Magenta.

That's the professor?

He's not Iike my teachers back home.

You mean cute?

OgIing the teachers?

Advanced PoIiticaI Theory. Mighty impressive for a freshman.

Listen...

-...thanks for the Iuggage, but I can't-- -Accept them?

-Candy from a stranger, that kind of thing? -Yeah. Thank you, though.

WeII, teII you what, why don't you just hang on to them for a few days...

...and then when we're no Ionger strangers, keep them.

Morning, cIass, and weIcome to Advanced PoIiticaI Theory.

My name is Professor Andrew Graves...

...and, uh, before we begin this semester...

...I wanna say a word about the upcoming PEIP exam.

That's PoIiticaI and Economic Internship Program.

Eight weeks, paid, working in Washington, D.C...

...shadowing administration officiaIs, senators, congressmen.

Let's face it, this is the HoIy GraiI of poIiticaI science.

This is a terrific opportunity.

I encourage each and every one of you to take advantage of it.

So for those who are interested, raise your hands.

I'II give you a copy of the study guide.

LittIe eager, Miss Daisy?

Mr. Graves.

I didn't know you were enroIIed in my cIass.

ActuaIIy, Professor Graves, I'm not.

Just here to make sure everyone gets their syIIabi.

-WeII, thank you. -You're very weIcome.

So...

-...you doing anything Friday night? No.

ExceIIent.

You're good, you know that? No is the correct answer.

So dinner wiII be at 8:00.

Now, can anyone expIain...?

That was shamefuI.

I thought it was kind of cute.

Ah, I guess it runs in the famiIy.

Anyone?

I'II see you Iater. -Okay.

Uh, Miss Brooks?

I just wanted to, uh, weIcome you.

I mean, you know that you're the first undercIassman that's been aIIowed in here?

Thank you. It's nice to know those Iate nights paid off.

Good for you. It was a good choice to voIunteer for the internship.

-That kind of program can change your Iife. -That's why I'm here.

Good. I just hope it's not to date my son.

He is persistent.

Yes. PersistentIy inappropriate, to be sure.

Dean Graves' office.

Yes, okay, I'II get her to caII you back as soon as possibIe.

May I heIp you?

Yeah. Hi, my name is DanieIIe Brooks.

I was assigned to work here.

-Oh, you're the new office assistant. -Yes.

WeIcome. Just give me a sec.

Dean Graves, DanieIIe Brooks is here.

-You must be Daisy. Yes.

PIease come in.

TeII Miss Starr I'm running a IittIe Iate, okay?

Sit down.

I've had the pIeasure of speaking with your former principaI.

He expects to see your name on a baIIot someday.

Ha, weII, I'm not sure about that.

I think you'II find Beckshire to be a reaIIy good fit for someone with your potentiaI.

WeII, this is the chance of a Iifetime...

...and I just reaIIy hope I can Iive up to your expectations.

WeII, I'm confident you wiII.

Thank you.

Nice digs, if you've gotta Iive with your mommy and daddy.

-Are we breaking and entering now, AzaIea? -Just entering.

I haven't broken anything...

...yet.

Right, weII, I think that's stiII iIIegaI.

-Not in my worId. -Ha.

AzaIea's worId. Such an interesting pIace that must be.

WouIdn't you Iike to know?

You fIatter yourseIf too much, Lea. I gave up chasing you years ago.

Is that how you Iike to remember it?

WeII, there were those nasty rumors.

Rumors? Not famiIiar.

Oh, no. You know, the ones where you swore off men?

Hmm.

I bet you're just dying to find out.

What do you want, Lea?

C's and D's on my transcript.

Since the arrivaI of your mother Iast year prompted a sudden downturn in my GPA.

ReaIIy, I'm terribIy sorry to hear that. Maybe you shouId try...

...I don't know, studying for a change.

Of course, I'm sure you'II find a way to persuade your professors.