*Viola Davis look*

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

What’s your name. Name only. Brayden. Ok. Brayden, are we married? That’s an easy question to answer. Are we married? Didn’t think so. Do you buy my groceries, Brayden? No. Are you currently in my employ? Not to my knowledge or yours, apparently. Why are you standing. Sit down. Good. Who sent you? If you have to think about it, then you don’t know, and if you don’t know, then you were contracted, and if you were contracted to ask me these questions, Brayden, then we all have a problem. Class, what is the first rule of answering questions? You in the blue sweater. Never answer without legal representation. Exactly. Brayden, what are you doing? No, stay. There’s a lesson to be learned here about why you should always know who you’re talking to. Which, as we have all seen, you don’t. Now, sit down and pay attention. I guarantee you, you will need this later. Don’t trust me, ask them. You will.

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