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[color=slategray][sub]Location: The pool -> School district offices
Interacting with: The Superintendent and the School Board President
Featuring: [/sub][/color] [color=922b2b][sub][b]Hailey Green[/b][/sub][/color] [color=slategray][sub]and[/sub][/color] [color=2F8A17][b][sub]Butler[/sub][/b][/color]
[color=slategray][sub]Taking place a few days before present time[/sub][/color][/center]

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[indent]Per usual, the Weekend Warrior was sufficient for her needs.

Really, someone else running around and interacting with all the petty riff raff of her peers did most of Hailey’s work for her. It afforded her the time she wanted to spend with her parents, rather than be at that godforsaken party, thrown by the ‘Elite,’ and crashed by her and her kind. Everything had went exactly how she’d wanted; Hailey had been confident she’d be able to set Owen off, and she’d been right there. Joy showing up and making Damian falter was just icing on an already delicious cake.

Truly, if Hailey had known it would be [i]that[/i] fucking easy, she would have had Brynn or Ophelia dye their hair red. Maybe it only worked if the girl were a virgin though. No dice with either of her options, not if that were the case… ah, well. Joy Darling had sufficed! After all, crashing the Elite party was never going to be a solo affair, it was truly a team effort.

Trixie having to fall even further for it to happen was a necessary evil. It was unfortunate that Beatrix was proving to be so damned fragile, but Hailey really had no frame of reference. Even the ice queen could see what Owen and Trixie had before she’d stepped in and fixed the damage done by that dastardly Lyon was love. In its purest, most unaltered form, too.

Young love.

It disgusted her.

At this time, Hailey was lying in a tube in one of the many [url=http://www.coftable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/luxury-indoor-pool-designs.jpg]pools[/url] present inside the Stentorian Estate. This one was heated, and was her personal favorite, to the point her siblings simply hadn’t been inside of it in nearly two years. On the ceiling, a screen was present, placed there by Hailey’s Assistant, from which she was reading the Weekend Warrior. In her hand was a fruity, delicious drink; much better, she though, than anything her brother might have made someone at the fateful party.

There was only one real problem with the article. Whoever wrote the tabloid had referred to her as ‘Hails,’ which caused her to make a noise, though rather in disgust or anger, the only other human present wasn’t sure. [color=922b2b][b]“Pause the music,”[/b][/color] Hailey said, and the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxffXwCPDZ8]music[/url] came to a halting stop, while she turned her attention to Butler, her, well, butler. [color=922b2b][b]“Butler.”[/b][/color] She said, addressing the mountain of a man who turned his attention to her.

[color=2F8A17][b]“Yes, Miss Green?”[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]“We simply [i]must[/i] find out who writes this blog. I’d like to give them their fair pay for doing my job for me. It’s so much easier when I can lay here and watch the fires burn, rather than be an arsonist — so to speak.”[/b][/color] Butler nodded, and Hailey moved herself over to the edge of the pool with her feet, holding a hand out, which Butler seized and pulled her up to her feet. Silently, Butler held out a towel that was accepted pleasantly by Hailey, who put it around her neck. [color=922b2b][b]“And now, a phone call. Henry should have known better than this; after all, he’s known me his entire life.”[/b][/color]

[color=2F8A17][b]“I was thinking about that, Miss Green —”[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]“I am [i]one hundred[/i] percent sure that you are [i]not[/i] paid to do that. But, very well. Carry on.”[/b][/color] Hailey replied coolly, shaking her head to knock some of the water out.

[color=2F8A17][b]“Understood… but, I don’t think your father would much approve of you doing this. When it was just the O’Connor kid and his friends, and that Lyon boy… that’s one thing. Involving your brother in your systematic, ahem, deconstruction, of the people who would — I think the word you used at coffee this morning was ‘defy’ you — would probably shake things a bit, as far as your parents go.”[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]“I am well aware of that. Mom favors Henry, for some reason. This is precisely why Daddy must never know. Mother and Mom may find out eventually, in fact, I anticipate them doing so, but so long as Daddy doesn’t, I don’t much care. This is what Mother and Mom wanted me to be. I’m sure they’ll smile.”[/b][/color] Hailey delicately shrugged her shoulders, leaving Butler questioning why he even tried.

In time, Hailey had her phone call, and then she had her meeting arranged. Hailey Green, and the president of the school board, and the superintendent of BHHS. Butler, of course, was present — ever present. It was a bit unnerving, but Hailey Green went nowhere without him. While the giant stood by the doorway, staring at the only window in the office, Hailey took a seat across from the two older people, one a woman and one a gentleman.

Hailey rolled a coin along her knuckles as the pair she’d called together read over the blog post again. She listened to the noise emanating from the tablet, raising her eyebrows ever so slightly at the emphatic ‘fuck start her head’ from Owen, and then finally, they addressed her, the school board president ([color=eaac79][b]Mr. Graham[/b][/color]) spoke first. Like a parrot though, he was nearly mimicked by the superintendent ([color=ed0e42][b]Mrs. Sharper[/b][/color]).

[color=eaac79][b]“What exactly do you want us to do? This isn’t exactly our jurisdiction — I think you should go to the police, though if this is accurate, that won’t doing anything.”[/b][/color]

Hailey did not take her eyes off of the coin.

[color=ed0e42][b]“Yes, Miss Green, I have to agree with Mr. Graham. There’s nothing we can do for something that was done off of school grounds…”[/b][/color]

Hailey’s eyes still did not move from the coin, which she was carefully rolling back and forth. [color=922b2b][b]“Incorrect.”[/b][/color] She replied shortly, and Mr. Graham, stared at her.

[color=eaac79][b]“I’m sorry? I don’t follow you.”[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]“Having spent all night reading your own material cover to cover; student handbook, student rulebook, and the school district rules, I would like to [i]happily[/i] inform you that you are WELL within your rights to punish at least the two ringleaders of this operation. I would encourage you to keep it to just them. I understand if you would wish to punish Owen Lyon, but I assure you that he has suffered enough. No, no. This should be an effort to cut off the head of a snake; before it grows into something more… vicious.”[/b][/color]

The pair looked at each other, wondering if they could trust her… the superintendent shrugged. [color=ed0e42][b]“I’ll have someone verify.”[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]“You do that. I’d suggest taking Damian off of the team. You’d lose your fearless leader, yes, and I know that high school football is [i]such[/i] a big deal in this country, but I'm sure someone even more qualified will swoop in to take his spot. You may not see them now, but you never will so long as they have to stand in his shadow… think about it. You make a statement, showing that though others may buckle at the power of the rich families, you won’t. And then, if you create [i]another[/i] star via this removal of Damian… well, then you look like heroes.”[/b][/color] She finally stopped with the coin, letting it fall into her palm and turning her attention up to the pair behind the desk. [color=922b2b][b]“As for Henry? Force him to do something he doesn’t like. Should be simple enough. After all, he [i]did[/i] take that Parker girl upstairs -- and we can all guess how that went.”[/b][/color]

[color=eaac79][b]“Well… she’s got a point. This would make some of the more privileged students stop taking advantage of their power… I say we do it. As for Henry, I think I know a few ways we can punish him. Thank you, Miss Green. You know, though…”[/b][/color] He paused for a second, and Hailey raised an eyebrow, nodding her head to encourage him to hurry up and speak. [color=eaac79][b]“You and your friends were clearly there, and clearly involved in one of the more exciting moments of the night. Should we not punish you?”[/b][/color] He asked, and Hailey scoffed.

[color=922b2b][b]“Absolutely not. We were provoked by an emotional young man who is failing to get over an equally emotional young woman. I think our entire situation should be overlooked by you. Plus, I’m the only reason you realize that you can go over and above in your punishments here… I think my friends and I therefore deserve some leeway…”[/b][/color] Hailey sighed and stood up, turning toward the door without a further word. It was opened for her, and she strolled out with one final word over her should, [color=922b2b][b]“I was never here. And I wouldn’t let the student body know you used the Weekend Warrior for this. Blame facebook, or some other social media outlet. Have fun.”[/b][/color]

The door slammed shut, and Hailey Green smiled to herself, casually tossing a question to her Butler. [color=922b2b][b]"Did I just do their job for them?"[/b][/color]

[color=2F8A17][b]"It appears so, Miss Green."[/b][/color]

[color=922b2b][b]"Honestly, the help these days. It's a wonder anything ever gets done anymore..."[/b][/color][/indent]