Ch.2
Veronica walks into a classroom, and sees Weevil, Logan, Wallace, Jackie, and Wallace's new girl, Jane.
"Hey", tilting her head.
Weevil looks at her and smirks, "There you go with that head tilt thing again. And what is it with Logan, Wallace, and Jackie ganging up on me, and pratically dragging my ass in here?"
"Because I am here ask you a few simple questions about Tom Wilkens and I need a few witnesses to be able to confirm what you tell, especially once it gets out that you found his body." Wallace and Logan glanced up at this, and Jackie just blinked.
"Look, I- Oh you mean the jock, yeah I found his body laying flat out on the floor. I thought maybe he decided to take a nap before practice. When I went to wake him up, his body was cold, almost like ice."
"Wow, you just described the perfect dead body," Logan said.
"Shut up, rich boy."
"Now, now children, play nice. Thanks, Weevil, is there anything else you noticed?"
"Well, there was this smell, like cooked broccoli, but I didn't see anything."
"Cooked broccoli? That's strange. Isn't the gym connected to the cafeteria?" Logan asked
"Yes, but it was late in the afternoon, before basketball practice. The broccoli smell should have disappeared by then," Veronica said, "Right, Wallace?"
"Maybe Tom was enjoying a little after school snack," Wallace said, "Usually, though us jocks have something snack-like."
"Like chips."
"Right. Hi, Mac, Cassidy," seeing two shadows by the door, and inviting them to join the conversation. "Can I help you with something?"
"Uh- Veronica, I heard you were investigating Tom's death and I thought I should tell you that Mac and I were in the gym right after school, yesterday, and saw Tom walk in with the coach, and a few of the other team members."
"And the plot thickens. What were you two doing in the gym?"
"Mostly staying away from my aptly named brother."
"Oh."
"And, I was working with Cassidy on the Phoenix Land Trust website." Mac added, "we were updating it, with the photos of the Trust's properties."
"Interesting. Wallace, with me." Veronica said, walking out of the door.
"Hey Flo-jo, slooow your ass down."
"You shouldn't repeat phrases, unless it's Veronica Mars is smarter than me, oh wait that's what Lamb will be saying in a few hours." She giggled and walked faster, forcing the baller to half jog to keep up with her. "W-Where we goin'?" Wallace gasped out a little, not used to this rapid-paced saucy blond.
"To see another baller, and I need your help to translate Veronica Mars to jock."
"Ha-ha." And he stopped. "Wait, why?"
"You heard Mac and Cassidy, they saw a few of the players with Tom and the coach."
"Yeah, but she didn't say which ones."
"Oh that's easy. I'm going to talk to the coach first."