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Don’t patronize me, you dick. I’m in the next room. I can still kill you and make it to the house in time for cocktails.

Adam

Damn, it was a genuine question. Felix is right. Living in the ‘burbs is making you a little…

Noah

A little what, Adam? A little what?

Adam

High strung?

Noah

Come say that to my face and the only thing getting strung high will be your balls.

Adam

Why don’t you come into the bedroom and I’ll give you a little attitude adjustment.

Avi

Kinky.

Atticus

Lucas

I thought the newsletter was great, Noah. Good job.

Noah

Thank you. Finally, someone gets it.

Archer

Our flight is a little late getting in but we should be there before dinner.

August

You ditched us for Christmas but you fly out for…Independence Day?

Archer

Do you have any idea what happens when you leave a school full of psychopaths and their handlers to their own devices at Christmas time? ‘Cause I do. An exploding Santa and tinsel bombs. I'll never unsmell the scent of burnt plastic. I’m pretty sure the toxins shortened my lifespan by a good ten years.

Mac

Archer’s right. Even with us there, they can’t be stopped. But we can at least control the chaos.

Noah

But aren’t you just giving them more access to explosives? Like the whole holiday revolves around brightly lit sky bombs that they can access with a driver’s license.

Archer

Exactly. If they’re shooting off fireworks in the desert, they’re not attempting to make their own in the lab.