In a quiet moment after school, Connell and Marianne share a tentative and vulnerable conversation while she waits for detention. They navigate the social divide between them, discussing their teachers and the friction between their public personas and private connection.
CONNELL: Hi. You not heading home no?
MARIANNE: I did actually get a detention.
CONNELL: Sorry.
MARIANNE: Technically I asked f
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