(light upbeat music)
- So, just sign here,
and let me know if you have any questions.
- Great.
- Little early for ruining my life.
- Honey, change can be good.
- Can I talk to you for a sec?
Privately?
Please, don't sign anything.
Please, we can talk about this.
Mom, please.
- All right.
Let's talk after school.
- Thank you.
- No breakfast?
- Can't.
Early dance team meeting.
- Okay.
- Right, so just make sure you sign.
♪ We fly so high, we fly together ♪
♪ Fly together ♪
♪ We are a girl gang, like birds of a feather ♪
♪ Birds of a feather ♪
♪ We fly so high, we fly together ♪
♪ Fly together ♪
♪ We are a girl gang, like birds of a feather ♪
♪ Birds of a feather ♪
♪ We build a house out of solid gold ♪
♪ Watched the space in between us glow ♪
- All right.
Thank you girls for showing up early.
We got some important things to discuss though.
Our goal this year was to qualify for regionals, right?
Isn't that what we all decided?
Right, together? As a team?
Well, I don't see that happening.
Not with the behavior that's been going on.
I mean, Bel and Simone,
y‘all are our captains, and you’ve been completely MIA.
- Sorry, Coach.
I just...got a lot on my plate.
- Same.
- And Poppy, what about you?
You've missed so many practices
without letting me know in advance.
The team counts on you.
And the only one showing up consistently is Harmony
and she's, she's been really distracted.
- I just feel like there's been a huge energy shift
since we started pushing for regionals.
You’ve been like super intense lately, Coach Coop,
and, I know your moon is in Scorpio, but geez!
- Okay.
But, if you guys wanna qualify for regionals, then...
there has to be a certain level of commitment.
So, I guess what I’m asking you guys is...
are you ready to commit or not?
- Honestly, Coach Coop? The aura of this team
used to be a happy yellow.
Now, it's an angry red and it's taking a toll on my psyche.
- Okay.
You can't use that aura stuff as to why you're not committed
to the team.
- Well, don't worry.
You won't have to deal with it anymore.
I quit.
- Does anyone else agree with Poppy's sentiment?
- Umm…I guess I have been kind of feeling this way.
I love this team, but I have been feeling
kind of overwhelmed with running this new business.
I just...think I need a break from dance.
- You guys, are you serious?
- Sorry, Harmony.
I've got a lot going on, and Poppy's right.
This has been starting to feel kind of intense.
- Everyone has a lot going on.
Quitting dance isn't the answer.
- So, that's it, then.
You're all just quitting?
- Sorry, Coach.
- Harmony.
Can you maybe try to talk to them?
Like, change their mind or something?
- I'll try my best.
- That's why you're my number one.
(Coach Coop sighs)
- [Leyla] So...you all quit?
- [Simone] Yeah.
Everyone except Harmony.
- [Leyla] You love dance, though.
- Yeah, but I need to focus on other things.
Like...us.
Did you maybe wanna grab ice cream later
and maybe watch a movie and cuddle?
Doesn't that sound nice?
- Yeah, that sounds really nice.
- Great.
It's a date then.
I'll pick you up by your locker at three.
- But...I have an Appeal meeting after school.
- Isn't Emerson gonna be there?
- Well, yeah, but –
- I thought you made your choice.
- I did.
I'll talk to Margo about it.
- Thanks!
- So, for the most part,
everyone did really well on the quiz.
I was very happy to see how much you all studied.
- Whoa, I got a better grade than you?
Mr. Collins probably made a mistake.
You should talk to him after class.
Claire?
- Listen, it's not a big deal.
I didn't really study, so I'm actually surprised
I managed to get a B+.
- Claire. This is the second time I've seen you
on your phone during class.
- Oh no, I wasn't. - Hand it over.
You can have your phone back after school.
- So, this morning was kind of crazy, right?
- I feel pretty good about it.
- Really?
Because…you guys love dancing,
and you put blood, sweat, and tears into it.
You just...can’t quit now.
- If my hat business wasn't taking off,
you know I'd be there, Harm.
I just...can’t do both.
- Simone?
- I...need to focus on my relationship with Leyla.
- What if my parents sell the house?
This could be our last chance to dance together.
I need this.
- Sorry, Harmony, but I think we've all made up our minds.
- [Poppy] Hey, Walker!
- Can I...talk to you about something?
- The meeting's about to start.
- It's important.
- Can it wait?
- Well... - Great.
All right.
I have the list of assignments for this week,
based on some of the pitches sent in.
Elliot, you'll do a piece on Claire Fitzroy
stepping down as student body president.
Sam, you'll do a follow up piece on the soccer team
and the Crown Lake game coming up in a few weeks
and Leyla and Emerson,
you’ll do a piece together on Junior’s closing.
- Hey, Margo?
I was…actually hoping I could do the piece on Claire,
since she’s a friend.
- Conflict of interest.
We need someone unbiased to do it.
- How about a follow up on Bel's hat business?
- Can I talk to you outside for a minute?
What's going on?
I'm giving you exactly what you want.
A big story and you get to work with Emerson.
- I...can’t work with Emerson anymore.
I told Simone I wouldn't.
- Wouldn't work on The Appeal anymore?
because you're gonna have to deal with Emerson
whether or not you do the story with them.
- That’s...what I wanted to talk to you about.
Is there, like, any way I can kind of work on my own stories
and be less involved in the day to day stuff?
- I don't really see that working.
- I don't know what I'm supposed to do.
- Well, I guess you have a choice to make.
- [Eggie] Claire, wait up.
- Hey!
- Did you get your phone back?
- Yeah.
- That...was pretty crazy.
- Mr. Collins is so annoying.
- I…guess?
It’s just…really unlike you,
getting a B+ and texting during class.
- Yeah, well, this is the new me.
- Well, I liked the old you.
- I didn't.
I was stressed all the time,
I just did homework and studied every day.
All I cared about where grades.
I wasn't happy.
- You weren’t...happy at all?
- No, not really.
- Even when we were together?
- Oh no, I didn't mean it like that, Eggie.
- No, I get it.
Have fun with this new version of yourself.
- [Leyla] So, I talked to Margo.
- So?
- She pretty much said I can't completely avoid Emerson
and still be on The Appeal.
- That's so stupid.
You can easily do your own stories.
- Yeah, but Margo said no.
So I either have to put up with Emerson from time to time
or quit The Appeal.
- Wait.
This is kind of great.
I just quit the dance team.
And if you quit The Appeal,
we'll have so much time to spend together!
It’s...kind of perfect.
Trust me.
I’m way more fun than The Attaway Appeal.
- Hey, hun.
Ready to talk?
We got a really good offer today,
and your father and I think we should take it.
- I changed my mind.
I don't care if we move anymore.
♪ Dark night, I'll try ♪
♪ To look out for your light ♪
♪ I miss you, I need you ♪
♪ How can I reach you ♪
♪ Find me in the stars tonight ♪
- Next time on "Chicken Girls".
Even though change is scary, sometimes it’s...good.
- You said you needed my help...
is...everything okay?
- It's hard to talk to you about Bel or Claire
or any of the Chicken Girls, 'cause you're one of them now.
- I'm still your friend, too.
- But, they come first.
- I'm leaving Attaway.