I told you we could stand on any stage if we won, right? It turns out, it was a promise that had been made before. In London, I believe. One of my classmates participated and lost. When she came to us, Aijo-san recognized that she had changed. From moment one, even I could tell that her heart wasn't in it.

It was Karen who pieced together what had been lost. Her passion for the stage. Her brilliance. That was the fuel for the eternal stage she fought for. And by all means, it should have been the cost of our own fight as well.

[She glances at Janis, expression grim.]

Perhaps I should not be so appalled with your Regina George.