Something happened here

Act II, Scene V: I Don't Dance

Exhibit A: Ryan and Chad wearing some clothes.

Okay. We’re going to address the number one more important part of this song and it’s the fact that it’s gay:

This gif sounds like the start of any Chad/Ryan fanfiction.

“But if I did,” Chad breathed. “What’d you have me do?”
Ryan closed his eyes, drawing in a sharp breath. After living so long in his sister’s shadow, he finally had the opportunity to take control.
“I know you’ve been living in Sharpay’s shadow, but I’ve only ever had eyes for you,” Chad muttered, interrupting Ryan’s thoughts.
“Are eyes the only thing you’ve had for me?” questioned the fedora-wearing blond.

Exhibit B: Post-song, Chad is sitting with his arms around Ryan as they are now wearing each other’s clothes.

Chad stepped off the baseball diamond “post-song”, wearing Ryan’s signature paperboy hat and crisp, white polo shirt.
A smug grin spread across Ryan’s face. “And you said you don’t dance, huh?” he quipped.
“Hey batter batter, hey batter batter swing.”

Clearly there is no heterosexual explanation for this. We in the Band know that we all are queer, queer, queer and here is some fun textual evidence from the Band’s gay days in the 80s. The 1880s.

Significant contributions to this post by: Jinette and Adam :^)

Another clothing swap that happened today! :^)

Dana Has All of the Magic Bars

Mwahaha

Act II, Scene IV: You Are The Music In Me

You are the magic in bars.

It's hour 10, we're starting to lose some of our creative flow.

Act II, Scene III: Work This Out

Hells yeah we’re gonna work this out!

Which brings us to the question of the hour … what’cha working on?

Jinette: My fitness
Tracy: Quick maths, except it’s my thesis so actually slow year-long maths
Gaby: One paragraph for structural geology
Natalie: My own personal challenge …
Dana: The entire tray of magic bars
Ken: Eating my sammy
Teresa: Eating chicken disguised as green beans
Heidy: Building my tolerance for Ratty food
Caroline: 1989, Chapter 2
Charles: That number
Christie: Readings for Political Journalism, Chinese, Religious Studies, my thesis!
SamFA: Eggs-odus
Laurel: Catching up on work
Isabela: I’ve been trying to read. But as is normal at around hour ten of the Ratty challenge, my eyesight is failing me, since the glow of the Ratty does something really mysterious to your ability to read. Everything is just looking like wood paneling and the color beige
Julia/Malachi: ENGN!
Tim: Just reading a Medieval history of the Czechs
Sean: Thesis
Moriah: Trying to figure out why they made a squeakquel to Alvin and the Chipmunks
Kellan: My sociology reading
[Adam was engaged in an intense conversation about Catholicism and was therefore not available for comment]

Act II, Scene II: Fabulous

I asked people the following question:

“In the song ‘Fabulous,’ Sharpay Evans (as portrayed by Ashley Tisdale), sings poolside about a number of things she considers to be ‘fabulous.’ What would you consider to be ‘fabulous?’”

Note: This is not a representative sample, and thus we cannot establish causation from these results.

When the grabowla doesn't agree with you

Jinette: My new cymbals
Tracy: Fabulous Things™
Gaby: Dinner dates with Natalie
Natalie: Dinner dates with Gaby
Dana: An entire tray of magic bars
Christie: Getting out of this building to see the sunshine, but it already went down so it’s a lost cause
Moriah: When pies are pie-flavored
Heidy: Puppies with a good sense of style
Kellan: The Queen™
SamFA: Eggs™
Caroline: Dessert where you have to make a custard
Charles: Literally anywhere but the Ratty
Sean: Zack Goldstein, and Ratty frosted brownies
Mark: Me
Tim: Julie Andrews
Malachi: The Ratty™
Laurel: Ten hours of sleep
Julia: Exotic birds
Isabela: Nancy Pelosi in her burnt sienna coat buttoned up putting on her sunglasses after coming out of a made-for-reality TV meeting with Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, and Mike Pence
Zack: Two entire trays of magic bars

Act II, Scene I: What Time Is It

4:45