f stale coffee and electricity. Flashbulbs went off in a b

ily on her shoulder. To the audience, it looked

ers. They were hungry. They wanted

had given her. She looked at the fi

ye contact with the camer

ear and steady, "that my behavior

pled throug

?" a reporter sho

us of Brandy?"

ted... to show that talent cannot be hidden by a mask. I a

as ambiguous enough. She hadn't denied the "instability" outright; she had just refr

r continued, "to evaluate m

could escalate. The stock for Mckee Management dipped

e floor near the side door. He pushed his broom right ov

e janitor sneered. "You'r

He had been paid. Brandy's assistant had likely slipp

wiveling to catch her reaction. T

ceptible nod to a large man in a dark suit standing by the door. It was

contract," the guard said, his voice a low rumble. "Clause 4. Disrespect to talent

elbow. The janitor's smirk vanished a

went wild. She's b

hat was close! You went off script, but... we can spi

al. She's checked in for 'stress'. Show the world

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