Sit down, Vaughn.

This might be the worst thing I ever do to Patty, but she's got to learn how.

You haven't brought an advocate?

No.

You understand that you're allowed one if you want one.

An internal advocate.

Right? We can pause and call one if you need.

An advocate who works for Sierra, just like you and her.

It's Patty's first time, so I give her the guy.

Guys are more likely to go stony and inside themselves,

less likely to try to connect personally, which makes it easier.

And even if it was my own lawyer, which I can't get,

because I can't tell anyone what we do here. I signed that contract.

I signed all those contracts.

That's right.

So what exactly can a lawyer do for me that would make this any better?

This is how he's surviving it. I've seen it before. Stay cold, throw it in our faces,

wait to break later.

All right, before we go any further, I'm going to read the relevant portion of...

I know what it says.

Okay, but I'm still gonna...

Six years, then redeployment. I know what it says.

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