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Dr. Alden Royce.
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I'm here to introduce Miley.
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She's going to be our new addition into the technology and scientific expansion program.
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Ha!
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Ms. Golden, did you have something to say?
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No, I just didn't realize we were a daycare.
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Hmm.
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Done.
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Well, that is incorrect.
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Wh-wh-how?
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Well, I...
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Miley can solve the problem.
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Okay.
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I said solve it.
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There's no way.
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Fantastic work, Miley.
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That is absolutely correct.
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How?
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That doesn't make any sense.
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Well, here, let me demonstrate.
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Hello, Miley, to explain, please.
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Sure.
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These have a one-to-one ratio, correct?
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So, by your logic, it would complete one full rotation by the time it returns to its starting position.
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However, it completes two full rotations.
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Many problems may seem simple with obvious answers, but it's important to always make sure that it still works when applied to real-life scenarios.
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Great work, Miley.
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Wow.
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I'm telling you why this is all she's gonna have this family.
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She's going to be incredible.
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I'm a fast woman.
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She's gonna have all of this.
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Do you want to go back to that house of horrors with those kids?
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Hmm?
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I didn't think so.
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I heard they just admitted a prodigy into your program.
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Yeah, um, she's just some kid who looks like she belongs in middle school.
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Do not lose the tough spot in your class to her.
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Unless you're okay with it tarnishing the family name.
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No, I won't, I promise.
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Promises don't cut it.
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You have to prove it.
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Well, how?
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Miley, I'm handing you a phenomenal opportunity here.
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So be a good girl and make me proud.
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Understand?
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Getting into the mentorship program.
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Two months over the summer being mentored by a Nobel Prize winner.
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Perfect way to fast track your career.
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I was just hoping for a little bit of a break.
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Break?
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You think Mr. and Mrs. Riley's daughter takes breaks?
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No. That's why she's the lead researcher at Nova Biomedical.
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Get into the program and we'll get you a violin. And lessons?
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Sure.
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Next summer.
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But I don't even want to work in...
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You know that I have your caseworker on the speed dial.
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Hm?
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So if you want, I can just...
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No. No. I'll do it.
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Good.
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Hey, Mom.
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Hey, Dad.
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Guess who survived their first day of college?
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It's not exactly what I thought it'd be, and Dr. Alden Royce, He's like Machiavelli with tenure.
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But he did get me out of that home.
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So I guess that makes him my least favorite life draft.
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I don't know.
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I'm just trying to be optimistic.
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Maybe I'll make a friend.
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Just one would be really cool, but...
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But I don't really fit in anywhere.
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Not here.
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Not there.
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Not anywhere really But that's the update for today I still really miss you guys Now more than ever
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Today you will all be given a small live challenge.
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Now this is courtesy of our classroom AI.
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Now this assistant has been freezing mid-task.
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So you will be given ten minutes to identify the fault and propose a solution.
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But before we do that, I'd like you to meet our guests right here.
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They are from the Integrated Intelligence Alliance, and they are actually here recruiting candidates for the International Youth Innovation Cohort.
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Your time begins now.
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Oh, it's a threading issue in the decision-making subroutine, probably a memory leak.
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Memory leak.
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Oh, that's.. odd.
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The log looks clean.
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You might want to keep your eyes on our youngest student here.
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This isn't a software bug.
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Can I use the flashlight?
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She's taking apart the flashlight.
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The power flexations were scrambling the AI's logic pulses.
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The batteries were too erratic for the AI's pulsing loop.
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Hello.
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Please see the nature of your medical concern.
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So you made a diagnosis of the hardware failure without even looking at the software.
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Nice.
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I think that's...
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We'd like to speak with her privately.
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Absolutely.
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Hey!
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I know this must seem like one big, fun field trip for you, but my entire life literally depends on me being the top student in our class.
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So can you just go home and play Animal Crossing or whatever you do?
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I'm sorry.
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I'm not trying to upset anyone.
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Wait. Where are you headed?
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Oh, oh.
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Ugh, sorry about that.
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That's okay.
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I love classical music.
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Really?
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Most kids your age don't appreciate Mozart.
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It's pretty evident I'm not most kids my age.
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Classical music's the one thing that keeps me sane.
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Like, I've always wanted to learn how to play the violin, but my parents say that it is a waste of time, so...
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Speaking of parents, why didn't yours come pick you up?
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Um, they can't.
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I'm just saying like it's a little irresponsible of them to let you just walk home like that.
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Like I get that you are a genius and all but you're still a kid at the end of the day.
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And I also get that they probably have jobs but still I don't think that's like a valid job.
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They can't because they're not around anymore.
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Oh.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh.
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I'm sorry.
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What happened to them?
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Thanks for the ride.
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Ugh. Where have you been?
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I'm only five minutes late.
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And what do I always tell you?
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Early is on time, on time is late, and late never happens.
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That's correct.
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Now what kept you from getting home on time?
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I was just dropping off a friend.
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What?
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Friend?
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You can't have any friends.
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You need to be focused on school.
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There's no room for distractions.
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Here, now go steady.
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I'm sorry.
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What has gotten into her?
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Mind if I sit?
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Sure.
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Nobody else wants to.
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Yeah, I know the feeling.
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So, oh, do you have a favorite composer?
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Currently, a little Vico and Adi.
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Experience is minimalist, but it's built like a story.
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Like, the piano's remembering something painful in real time.
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Right?
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That song kills me.
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It's like.. like.. controlled chaos wrapped in calm.
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You actually remind me a lot of myself when I was your age.
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Did you also spend all your time with your head in a book when you were my age, slowly watching your childhood pass you by?
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Kinda, yeah.
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What time's your last class?
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Why?
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I was thinking we could do something fun.
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Yeah?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Stop it!
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No, I got the box.
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No, stop it!
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Have you lost your mind?
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This doesn't look like the library to me.
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You should be studying, not playing video games with some brat.
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Your assessment for the mentorship program is tomorrow.
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How did you know I was here?
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Don't try to change the subject.
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We're the ones that are asking the questions.
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Now come on, we're going home.
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Do you want us to buy you that stupid little violin or not?
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Because if you don't get into that program tomorrow, you can kiss that offer goodbye.
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Forever.
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Come on.
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I'll get you an Uber.
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Dr. Voss's mentorship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Now, you will compete across multiple challenges.
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Creativity, intellect, and composure all on display.
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but only one of you will be selected.
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The first challenge, code optimization under pressure.
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Your second challenge is a prototype sprint.
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Solve a human problem in two hours.
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Let's see what you come up with.
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It's a wristband that senses emotional spikes and then plays calming music to help the consumer.
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Would you like to talk?
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Try switching out the 3-volt with the 5-volt.
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It will stabilize the sensor.
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Your third challenge, a real-world scenario, solve the traffic optimization crisis.
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This assistant doesn't give answers.
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It asks questions.
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Ones I'd wish someone had asked me.
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How are you feeling, Miley?
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Um, that's it.
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Thank you.
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Okay, so I got an email this morning, and I am very pleased to announce the mentee for the mentorship program is,
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drum roll please, Soraya Golden.
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Miley, you're a genius.
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So what made you think it was a smart idea to throw in the towel like that?
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Hmm?
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You humiliated me.
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I didn't bring you here to...
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I don't want to do this anymore!
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Fine.
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Then go ahead and pack your bags.
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I'll make sure to dump you at the foster home as soon as your caseworker gets in touch with them.
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Guess what?
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I got into the mentorship program.
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As you should.
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Next you'll need to focus on impressing your mentor and getting a job offer.
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Shouldn't the next thing be getting me a violin?
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Not until you've proved to us that you've earned it.
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Hm?
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Well, wasn't that the whole point of getting into the program?
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Or the university or training since I was five?
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We're not going to reward you for doing the bare minimum.
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Try switching out the 3 volt with the 5 volt, it will stabilize the sensor.
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How are you feeling, Miley?
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Um, That's it.
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Thank you.
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Sarai, what are you doing here?
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Mind if I come in? So?
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Are you gonna tell me why you purposefully let me win?
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I didn't want to get in the way of anything that you wanted.
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Especially since I have a few years before I'm actually old enough to go to college.
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Well, my parents lied, so no violin for your friend here. Are you moving?
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Yeah, I am. Where to?
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Back to the foster home.
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You don't have any family?
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The truth is...
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My parents were top scholars.
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And they were flying back from a speaking event to make it in time for my birthday party. But...
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They didn't make it to the party.
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The plane crashed with both my parents on it.
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So, I got put into the system and wound up at a foster home.
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The other kids picked on me because I wasn't interested in the same things as them.
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They called me a freak.
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Then, Dr. Alden Royce found me, and he recruited me to join his university.
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I didn't really want to, but I had no choice.
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And since I'm refusing to be his puppet, he's sending me back to the foster home.
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By the way, I never got the chance to tell you, but thanks for taking me to the arcade the other day the other day.
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It was really nice to feel like a kid and the first time since I don't even know how long.
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I'm gonna miss you.
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Maybe you could come and visit me sometime?
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How dare you sneak out?
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You are in big trouble, young lady.
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Are you tracking me?
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You are?
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What the heck?
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It's for your own good, because clearly you don't know what's best for you.
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Now come on, we're going home.
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No, I'm not.
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Excuse me?
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I'm not going anywhere with you.
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I have a right to live my life the way that I want to, and I've literally done everything that the two of you have asked of me, but it's never enough, so I'm done.
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Fine.
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If that's how you want to do this, then you are no longer our daughter.
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Great.
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Get out!
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So, what are you going to do?
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I don't know.
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But I'll figure it out.
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What about you?
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Same.
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Mind if I crash here tonight?
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I think I'm nearly homeless.
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Yeah.
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Miley, there's someone here to see you.
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Hi!
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Hi!
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I'm sorry it took me so long to visit.
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I just, I had to get a few things in order.
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Don't be sorry.
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I'm just happy you're here.
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I have a few surprises for you.
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So I did some digging and turns out
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that Royce here gets a percentage of any patents you develop under his mentorship program since you're still a minor.
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So thankfully he won't be exploiting any more big brain prodigies.
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This is the best surprise ever.
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I do have one more surprise for you. Is this for real?
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Mm-hmm.
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I had to take some time to get a steady job and an apartment of my own, but I did.
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So, how would you like to come live with me?
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I take back what I said earlier.
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This is the best surprise ever.

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