The Salt Files (MLB)

Nonstop

Various perspectives from the good side of Bustier's Class on Lila

After the war I went back to New York
A-After the war I went back to New York
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
Even though we started at the very same time
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
How to account for his rise to the top?
Man, the man is
Non-stop!

Lila was at it again, for the millionth time today.  Her lies built up her kingdom, and one wrong move could send it toppling down. But Lila was smart, she knew how to cover her tracks.

See, she lies to gain her way to the top. Little lies that could get her to have the opportunity to meet someone worth her time. And she was not letting anyone stop her to her rise to a pleasurable life. 

Not even Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

Gentlemen of the jury, I'm curious, bear with me
Are you aware that we're making history?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
The liberty behind deliberation
Non-stop!
I am meant to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
With my assistant counsel—
Co-counsel. Hamilton, sit down
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent, call your first witness
That's all you had to say
Okay, one more thing—

Marinette was fed up with Lila's bullshit lately. She took Alya and others against her, harassed her, told more lies to slander her name, and she was sick of it. The girl knew that it was time for her to go, and that she could speed up the process. 

So, with the help of her friends, she got to work.

Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?
Soon that attitude may be your doom
Aww!
Why do you write like you're running out of time?
Write day and night like you're running out of time
Every day you fight like you're running out of time
Keep on fighting, in the meantime
Non-stop!

Marinette gathered her closer friends to help more than others. Aurore and Nino on tech, Chloe to get in touch with celebrities, Sabrina for law enforcement and possibly information on Lila's mother, and so on. 

She also had some friends as distractions or backups to keep Lila on track. Luka, Juleka, Nathaniel, Marc, Kagami, Mylene and Ivan were the main ones.

There wasn't really a plan made - more of just ideas strung together and hoping that it would work. Luckily, luck was on Marinette's side.

Really, all she needed was for Lila's mother to come to the school or at least have contact with a teacher. That way she would be filled in and realize how much she has missed and Lila would be done for good. 

Everyone else was just as eager to get rid of the liar, once and for all.

Corruption's such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
This colony's economy's increasingly stalling
And honestly, that's why (He's just)
Public service seems to be (non-stop!) calling me
I practiced the law, practic'ly perfected it
I've seen injustice in the world and I've corrected it
Now for a strong central democracy
If not, then I'll be Socrates
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities (Awww!)

Sabrina was able to convince her dad to look into Lila's behavior at her past schools. She used an excuse that she wanted to get to know her better, and asked her dad to know what topics she should be wary of. But just like the girl predicted, Lila had a clean bill of health, which was the total opposite of her behavior record.