[Less Than Perfect]

The confidence only worked when there weren't too many people around?

Plus, it had to give Troy his chance to be all sweet and make even more of the girls swoon over him.

[splintered]

Yeah, I guess so. It's one thing to sing for just Darbus and Kelsi (Gabriella did after all wait to say she wanted to audition until just those two were left), but in front of the entire school? I would get nerves as well.

[Less Than Perfect]

Agreed!

I think she'd obviously forgotten that getting a role in the musical would involve performing in front of all those people. I also think she was hoping that some of that courage she had at New Years would come back to her.

[splintered]

And I think she didn't expect it would end with the entire school being there for the callbacks.

[Less Than Perfect]

Guess she finally realised the true power that Troy Bolton had over the school.

[splintered]

As if the Stick to the Status Quo disaster wasn't enough.

[Less Than Perfect]

Apparently not.

Maybe she was too worried about what she'd accidentally done to Sharpay to remember.

[splintered]

I think Taylor was more horrified than Gabriella and Sharpay combined though.

[Less Than Perfect]

Definitely more than Gabriella at least. I'm not too sure about Sharpay.

I love how Gabriella tries to do the nice thing and pick the chips off her chest.

[splintered]

Which only makes things worse.

[Less Than Perfect]

Yep. No one wants to be helped by the person that just got fries all over them.

[splintered]

Especially if said person was out to steal Sharpay's beloved musical.

[Less Than Perfect]

Exactly. It just makes it worse.

[splintered]

I mean, it wasn't Gabriella's intention, per se, but that's how Sharpay experienced it.

[Less Than Perfect]

It didn't matter that it wasn't on purpose, Sharpay thought it was and that was enough for her.