best: #1 on glee, #1 on #quinnfabray, #2 on diannaagron #3 on #samevans, #4 on #puck
met·a·noi·a
/ˌmedəˈnoiə/
(n.) change in one's way of life resulting from penitence or spiritual conversion.
"what he demanded of people was metanoia, repentance, a...
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"where's rachel?" i ask as the glee club stands around the piano. "she's not here yet." finn answers for me. "perfect. glee club stands on a delicate precipice. we have all felt the cold humiliation of a slushie in the face. but as of right now, our relative anonymity as a club shields us from more severe persecution: swirlies, patriotic wedgies..." kurt explains.
"what's a patriotic wedgie?" mercedes asks. "it's when they hoist you up the flag pole by your undies." finn says guiltily. "strangely, it did make me feel more American." artie mumbles.
"based on my investigation, i am of the opinion that a yearbook photo would only fuel the flames of anti-glee-club terror. i've done a little library research." he opens up one the many yearbooks on the piano and points to a man. "peter gellar. glee club second tenor, 1998. he can be seen here with both a drawn on hitler mustache and rice paddy hat. shortly after the yearbook came out, mr. gellar had a nervous breakdown. he is now the homeless man who sleeps in front of the public library." kurt says. "patches?" quinn says, almost shocked. "patches." kurt shudders. "he barks at my mom." brittany says blankly. he barks at mine too.
"exhibit B: tawny peterson, glee club class of 2000, seen here in her photo with a cartoon knife stuck in her head, in a macabre tableau that, in four years would prove eerily prescient. i think i speak for all of us when i say that not having to pose for a yearbook photo might be a blessing in disguise. i suggest not fighting figgins' ruling." kurt finishes, and i nod after seeing what they did to the glee club photos.
"oh, hey, guys. ah, looking at old thunderclaps?" mr. schue says.
"it's really unsettling." i say "and totally unfair. hey, can i borrow one of these?" mr. schue takes a yearbook from kurt's hands. "you know what? this year's thunderclap is going to have a glee club photo with every one of your smiling faces. you have my word on it." he leaves and we all look uneasy at each other.
"i swear if mr. schue convinces principal figgins to put us in the thunderclap, i'll quit." i say as i'm walking with mercedes and kurt to glee club. "same. we'll be ruined." kurt says as we get into the choir room. mercedes walks over to the kids at the drum set and kurt and i sit at the piano. he starts playing a scale and i try to match it. rachel walks over to us.
here we go. "kurt, ivy, i have a fantastic idea for a club that would officially make me the most involved student in the whole school. i want us to start a "GayLesbAll"." she smiles and me and kurt. i try to speak but just close my mouth. "i'm sorry?" kurt says, just as confused as me. "i'm not.." i manage to say.
"the gay-lesbian alliance. gay-lesb-all." she repeats, enunciating the words. kurt gets up and walks away. "you're hopeless." i mumble as i leave too.
"hey, guys! great news! glee club gets a photo in the thunderclap." all of us respond with lukewarm enthusiasm, except for rachel who is smiling brightly.
"yep. It's going to show everyone at the school that glee club is on its way up. when we win regionals, those claps are going to be collector's items. i mean, all of your classmates are going to be begging for your autographs. but, i had to compromise to do it. um, we only get a quarter page in the back. which means we have to pick two team captains to appear in the photo. so, tomorrow we're going to put it to a vote! exciting, huh? all right!" i make eye contact with mercedes and shake my head. she chuckles.
