Up the Ante

Katie began with the reminder of how Claire's words hurt them all the day before. Interrupting Claire before she could apologize she carried on that the girls had proven themselves yesterday, their decision to pump up their peers at the end of practice had resulted in everybody loving Claire. As the captain, all their efforts resulted in praise for Claire.

She finished with the thought that since Claire was the face of their success, they should be able to make more decisions as to what she should do. Feeling nervous by the serious faces of her teammates, Claire timidly agreed to Katie's words, asking "What do I need to do?".

Katie, pleased by the easy answer, decreed that they would take care of everything, all she needed to do was trust them and give their ideas a try. Afterall, she was the one who decided which routines they should do to look their best, so they would take care of everything else, even dressing her.

Claire was again quick to agree, because the various uniforms were basically identical, a tag with each member's initials all that identified the different owners as they were sent to and from the dry cleaners used by the school for extracurricular uniforms. Even with the girls choosing which uniform they used, they would all be dressed the same.