The day is beautiful, sunny, with a cloudless sky. The balmy breeze whispers through the airy campus, ruffling the hair of students as they make their way to class for the morning. The bell hasn't rung yet, so there isn't much of a hurry among most of the kids... teenagers meander back and forth across the courtyard, and the sound of their chatter is deafening.<br/><br/>Lanah Turner is one of those chattering students, dressed in a short, pleated skirt and a sleeveless button-down blouse the same cornflower blue as her eyes. She tosses her honey-blonde hair back over her shoulders as she laughs at something her best friend, Josie, says, then abruptly stops as she spots the wild-haired freak walking past her. She arches her eyebrow at Shannon and takes a step forward, placing herself strategically in Shannon's way so the other girl can't get to class.<br/><br/>"Oh ... my god. Shannon..." She pauses for effect, then continues in a voice hushed with mock horror. "Someone, like, puked on your hair. It's this gross purple!" Sniggers start to come from her friends behind her, and Lanah herself seems to be having trouble keeping a straight face. "You should go wash it. Right now. Or maybe shave it off or something."<br/><br/>Yep. Another day at Caleigh High...