OK, here is the idea I talked about with Mizuho - she is working on the IC, so asked me to post it. There is a lot of stuff I need to fill in for this to work, so hopefully you guys can help me if you like it.
Let's say that Eliza is Acacia's closest friend, almost as popular and beloved, etc, etc. As the year opens, Acacia is drawn into some sort of cheating scandal - something so serious that she might have to repeat a year or change schools, and so convincing that even Hayden and others believe it. Acacia of course protests her innocence, and Eliza believes her though nobody else seems to.
The story would therefore revolve around Eliza trying to track down the truth, and the people responsible trying to cover their tracks (and maybe deal with Eliza as well). I'm thinking that Acacia might be taking the fall for something to prevent something even worse from happening to her family or the school, but I don't know what that would be yet. As is my wont, I think we could make this as multifaceted and complex as possible, and thereby get everybody involved.
What do you all think?
Let's say that Eliza is Acacia's closest friend, almost as popular and beloved, etc, etc. As the year opens, Acacia is drawn into some sort of cheating scandal - something so serious that she might have to repeat a year or change schools, and so convincing that even Hayden and others believe it. Acacia of course protests her innocence, and Eliza believes her though nobody else seems to.
The story would therefore revolve around Eliza trying to track down the truth, and the people responsible trying to cover their tracks (and maybe deal with Eliza as well). I'm thinking that Acacia might be taking the fall for something to prevent something even worse from happening to her family or the school, but I don't know what that would be yet. As is my wont, I think we could make this as multifaceted and complex as possible, and thereby get everybody involved.
What do you all think?