Pope County, Minnesota.
Minnewaska Area High School Detention Room

The trouble begins when five strangers meet in detention and bond over a shared resentment. Why is it some kids seem to count more than others?
The new friends wonder what can be done about the injustices they perceive.
    "The guilty live their lives on the defensive. What if we put a post on a newsgroup suggesting things here aren't what they seem? See who bites?"
Soon everyone is talking, from the city hall receptionist to the local radio station to the rope-skipping younger siblings.
A large response to their post turns out to be strangely unsatisfying.
    "Listen, don't worry. On the net, things boil away as fast as they boil up!"


Or do they?
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