Olive confesses to her friend Brandon that her reputation as the school slut is entirely fabricated. As they scrub graffiti in the boys' bathroom, they debate the merits of social labels and the performance of identity in high school. The scene culminates in the two outsiders bonding over their shared deception and the power of controlling one's own narrative.
OLIVE: He's not real. The guy I slept with. I made him up.
BRANDON: Wait. You started the rumor?
OLIVE: Indirectly. Sort of. Well, not really. No. No, I didn't.
BRANDON: But you're perpetuating it. That's so fucked up.
OLIVE: Excuse me?
BRANDON: You're not even a real slut, you just want people to t
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