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The Morgendorffers have just moved from [[Highland]] to [[Lawndale]] and it is the first day of school for teenage sisters [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and [[Quinn Morgendorffer]]. Their father, [[Jake Morgendorffer]], drives them to school. He stresses that they may have a period of adjustment to their new surroundings, especially for Daria. Arriving at [[Lawndale High School|Lawndale High]], Quinn is immediately noticed and greeted by some popular girls, including [[Sandi Griffin]] and [[Stacy Rowe]]. Quinn is asked on a date by [[Corey]], while Daria gets out of the car and walks into school without a look or comment from the other students. During the school tour by the principal, [[Angela Li]], Daria displays her cynical side, making sarcastic comments on Ms. Li's statements.
Both girls, as new arrivals, are subjected to a psychological test consisting of inventing a story based on a picture of two human silhouettes. Quinn immediately creates a nice typical teenage story. Daria, on the other hand, gives sarcastic answers to the questions ("A herd of beautiful wild ponies running free across the plains") to the annoyance of [[Margaret Manson|Mrs. Manson]], the school psychologist. In history class, Daria is able to "concisely
That evening, as the Morgendorffers are having dinner at home, both daughters talk about their day: Quinn is the new vice-president of [[the Fashion Club]] and has been invited to the pep squad, while Daria only makes cynical observations about her fellow students and teachers. The school calls [[Helen Morgendorffer|Helen]] regarding the psych test, and Daria has to attend a [[Self-Esteem Class]] after her sarcasm was mistaken for low self-esteem.
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