The Performance Space
- The kids head to the auditorium. While Charlotte rhapsodizes about her performance in Oliver! Julian ogles Auggie out of the corner of his eye. Auggie has seen this move before. Stealth-staring? Nice try (not).
- Jack hangs back while Charlotte tells Auggie that the school does a play every year.
- Julian tells her that—duh—Auggie won't be in the play, but she counters, saying he can do lots of things for the play without being on the stage. They bicker about theater jobs, Charlotte tells Julian he is being obnoxious, Julian laughs.
- Auggie announces that he has chosen the science elective anyway, which Julian pronounces to be the hardest elective.
- Julian doubts whether Auggie can handle it. He just can't wrap his mind around the mysteries of homeschooling: how a kid can actually learn anything without a real teacher?
- Jack stays out of it. Still.
- Julian asks Auggie why his hair is so long, and then becomes more openly hostile, asking Auggie if he was in a fire.
- When Charlotte tells him he is being rude, Julian passive-aggressively hides behind the excuse that Mr. Tushman told them they could ask questions.
- Charlotte tells Julian to shut up.
- As the group leaves the auditorium, Auggie and Jack make real, legit eye contact. Auggie smiles at Jack.
- Jack smiles back and says that Julian is a jerk. He also tells Auggie to talk.
- So Auggie corrects Julian about his use of the word "supposably," and when he does, Charlotte backs him up.
- Less than thrilled, Julian cuts in front of Auggie and makes him stumble, but pretends it's an accident.