01x05 - Get Dressed

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Okay.

Retracing X's steps.

Where do I start?

We need to figure
out how X did it.

How they got the paint
into the showers.

Guys, we're
going to run out of time.

Doing this at break
was a terrible idea.

It was your idea.

Well, why did you listen to me?

If I didn't listen to you, Grace, I'd
still be sticking cotton buds in my ears.

You need a distraction.

Talk about something else.

I think I like somebody.

Remember Jess?

She's cute.

I want to tell her, but…

What if she doesn't
even like me?

What if she does like me,
but I'm rubbish at kissing?

I've never kissed anyone
before. What's that even like?

Sloppy.

Fine.

Part of me just wants
to get it over with.

You shouldn't think of it like that.
Your first kiss should feel beautiful.

Is that what
it's like with Miles?

Clara, stop. You're
looking for a green pipe.

Got it.

Yep, that's definitely
the right one.

It leads right into
the boys' showers.

Okay, guys,
let's wrap it up now!

I can see the
locker room from here.

It feels very wrong.

Smells worse.

Guys, we're running out of time.

Is the caretaker done already?

No, but the boys are.

You need to get out of there.

I've told you already.
Glitter is not acceptable for school.

Wash it off, please.

I can't go easy on you
just 'cause we're related.

Auntie Heather, you're taking
away my ability to express myself.

Sam's coming in.

Wouldn't you be more comfortable
in the girls' locker room?

Bro, what's with you lately?

Oh, it's fine, Evan. See, since Reece
can't make his girlfriend happy,

he's decided to make everyone
else as miserable as he is.

Is that the bell?

Clara, you need to get out.

But I haven't found anything.

Who do we know that has asthma?

A lot of people, including the caretaker,
who's probably been down there.

He's practically 80.

I don't see him clambering
around some rickety walkways.

It still might
not mean anything.

What if it doesn't belong to X?

What if it does?

Okay, we need some sort
of way of figuring out

who the inhaler belongs to.

It might not give us all the
answers, but we have to try.

Ah! Now's your chance.
Go talk to her.

I can't.

This is a bad, bad idea.

I would not know about the joys
of bubble tea with that attitude.

Yeah, Rumi, you're the
best kind of weirdo.

And Jess is not blind.

Rumi! Rumi! Rumi!

Okay.

I'm going in.

Rumi!

I know you're there.

In or out?

In.

Definitely.

Although I am out, but actually
not to everyone but to…

Thanks again for coming
to the match on Saturday.

Maybe you can teach me
a few moves some time.

Only if you
let me play your cello.

Why not now?

Hmm?

Oh. Eh…

Lean that on your shoulder.

Put your hand here.

Have a go.

Stop being weird.

Sorry, I just really
like looking at you.

No, no, no, I didn't
mean it like that.

Well, what I meant is you
have a really nice laugh.

I really like your laugh.
I really like you. I… Mm.

I like you too.

Do you maybe want to come
over to mine sometime?

I told you I was
staying in tonight.

You always come over when
I've got an empty house.

Fine, whatever.

Clara, you need to find a way
to get into the nurse's office.

Yes, Clara.

I don't feel too good.

You look fine, Clara.

Disgusting.

Go to the nurse.

Once Clara's inside,

we need to find a way to
get Nurse Belling outside.

Stay there,
I won't be a minute.

Nurse Belling will
go find the caretaker,

leaving plenty of time
to get the right file.

Your phone is buzzing.

Really?

You think?

It's Reece, isn't it?

He is my boyfriend.
He's allowed to call.

And you're allowed to
answer, but you're not.

Maybe it's because you don't
like the way he treats people.

- He fixed things with Evan.
- And now he's started on Sam.

I just… I don't get
what you see in him.

He was there for
me when Mom left.

I would've been there
for you if you'd asked.

You were with Rumi and
Grace. I only had him.

Okay, but you should be with
someone because you want to,

not because you feel
like you owe them.

Reece isn't the
monster that you think.

He's just… He's just acting like this
because he's scared of losing me.

Okay, maybe he's not a
monster, but you're not happy.

And I know you well
enough to know that.

Look at you! Oh,
you finally did it!

Your boyfriend inspired me.

How? Clara said
he said something.

It doesn't matter. The
point is it feels good.

- And, uh, I look good.
- Ah! You look amazing!

I would k*ll for those legs.

I thought
we were meeting.

Or would you rather hang
out with an ugly schoolgirl?

Reece!

Sometimes I worry
about being myself at school.

But see, here's the thing.

Seeing you so angry and threatened
and flexing like a tragic Neanderthal

just makes it all worth it.

You should watch your mouth.

Or what? I could take
you without breaking a sweat.

- Prove it.
- What are you doing?

I got this.

Reece. That is enough.

Sam.

- My office now.

You've been warned
about the dress code.

This is what I'm talking
about. The bullies never get punished.

We need to add something in
a slogan for my campaign.

I don't think "Rugby meathead is deeply
insecure about another guy's legs"

would fit on a poster.

You promised you'd help.

Okay, how about
this for a slogan?

Grace is bliss, I
give her a kiss.

Hi?

Vote for Grace,

the voice of the voiceless.

I heard you were
looking for slogans.

Yeah, that's really good.

Poetic, but also reinforcing
my campaign against bullying.

Just goes to show if you
hit your head enough,

you, too, can
create Shakespeare.

Wow. Detention for anyone
who looks different.

You do know for Christmas,
I'm getting you soap

that smells like dead rabbit.

My hands are tied, Sam.

Bannerman's just not
that kind of school.

This uniform is barely containing
the multitude that is me.

- I thought this school was changing.
- I wish.

You have to obey the rules.

- We all do.

Forced heteronormativity. Yay!

Have you seen all these
posts on Anonymous Truth?

People are kicking off
about the uniform situation.

Oh, I don't blame them.

Where else are they
gonna talk about it?

Well, yeah, it's not like the
school are going to listen.

There are lot of names on here. Are we
supposed to just talk to all of them

and see if they've lost their
inhaler? Little sus, no?

Yeah, we might have to do
a tiny bit of stalking.

Oops. My bad. So sorry.

It's creepy how good
I am at stalking.

Everyone on my
list has an inhaler.

On mine too.

But it has to be someone.

We're missing something.

How is it fair that Sam got
in trouble and you didn't?

- I didn't do anything.
- I was there. You started it.

Come to mine and
we'll talk there.

Let's go.

I think we're done.

Come on, there's nothing there.

Okay, let's take a break then.

You seem distracted.

What do you mean?

You're being so distant.

When I try to kiss
you, you go all stiff.

Doesn't it feel weird to you?

Kissing. I mean…

- What, am I a bad kisser or something?
- No.

I don't know.

What?

Not like that.

Miles, you're my first kiss.

My only kiss.

I… I don't know.
It's just something…

When we do it, it
just feels off.

Doesn't feel off to me.

Not off, just…

Miles, you're one
of my best friends.

You're like my brother.

If that's how you feel,
we shouldn't be together.

- I didn't mean it like that.
- Well…

I just…

I don't know. I just miss debating
with you on the way to school.

I miss you teasing me at lunch.

Everything now just
feels so loaded.

I wish we could just go
back to being friends.

What if I don't want that?

What if I can't
just be your friend?

Mom, Dad, this is Jess.

- Hi, Jess.
- Hey. Nice badge.

Siouxsie and the Banshees.

I shot Siouxsie and
Stephen in Tokyo.

My first gig in the late '90s.

Uh, I like them.

Jess, you're welcome
to stay for dinner.

- Rumi, there's some mail for you.
- Oh.

- Mom! Don't hover!
- Sorry!

- What's this?
- It's my ballet school letter.

We were giving you your space,
but we know it's from the Royal.

It is.

And?

I…

I didn't get in.

What are you doing here?

Call it intuition, but I
thought you might need me.

I did it.

We broke up.

You were right.

Hold on.

- What was that?
- Don't start.

Did you just say I was right?

- Oh, say it one more time, please.
- I'm trying to be real here.

I just broke up
with my best friend.

Hug?

Gross.

He was the person I talked
to about everything.

Who do I send cat memes to now?

Okay, fine, you can
send me cat memes.

Just limit it to eight a day.

Are you gonna be okay?

I think so.

Is Reece?

Maybe. I mean, he knows he's been
lashing out at the wrong people,

so that's something.

Thank you

for being here and
for the tough love.

- I think hell just froze over.
- Oh, shut up.

This place is beautiful.

Oh, whoa. Uh…

Oh God. You don't
want to kiss me.

Not like this. You
need to build up to it.

I've been in my head about it.

I thought it'd be easier
if I got it out of the way.

- Romantic.
- No. Oh…

It's fine.

Just take it slow.

Can I change the music?

This says you did get
into ballet school.

Why did you lie to your parents?

It's really important to them.

Sometimes I feel like they have
this version of me in their minds

and they like that version so
much, I want to be her for them,

even though I'm not.

Does that make sense?

I just got out of a
difficult relationship.

My girlfriend wasn't out to her
family. She made me lie for her.

I need to figure out
how to tell them.

You know, I literally
can't disappoint anyone.

I get it, but I don't want
to lie to your parents.

You're not. I am.

But I feel like I'd be lying too,
sitting at dinner with this information.

I think I should go.

I didn't mean to
ruin everything.

I can't believe we did
all that inhaler stalking

and we haven't gotten anywhere.

Grace? Any ideas?

We can't fix the inhaler thing,

so I was thinking about
something DGM could actually fix.

I think Miles and I broke up.

Rumi, we can't see you.

I messed things up with Jess.

What happened?

I tried to kiss her and
told a teensy little lie.

I told Miles I wanted to just
go back to being friends.

Okay. Wow, that's
a lot to unpack.

What did you want
to say? About DGM?

- Doesn't matter now.
- No, I could use the distraction.

Okay.

So, you know how even
though Viola wasn't X,

didn't feel right to expose her?

Yeah?

What are you getting at?

If we're going to be
DGM, we need to be DGM.

What happened to Sam was unfair.

And we have the power
to change things.

What did you have in mind?

Oh! So sorry. Let me help you.

- Assembly's in ten minutes.
- Yes, Ms. Carson.

What's going on?

The students are inside already.

They beat us here?

It's disappointing to see so many
of you not in proper school uniform.

I would like to discuss
some of the pranks

that have recently been
going on at our school.

I would like to assure every student
that if you are feeling upset or ignored,

my office is always open.

There are good ways to get
the attention you need.

Public disruption isn't…

Um…

Um…

What is it?

Are you going to give
all of us detention?

Quiet.

Okay! Yes, Sam!

Quiet!

Quiet!

You've made your point.

The school may consider some concessions
when it comes to gendering our uniforms.

But we will wear those
uniforms correctly.

Ties still go around the neck.

Shirts have to be done up.

And Beth,

lose the shades.

I guess we'll end here.

Oh, I'm in big trouble.

Yes!

Bye.

What?

You're running for president?

- Miles?
- My inhaler.

I think I've lost it.

Here. I need the blue one.

You need to go to the
nurse. She has a spare.