Object
Senior Staff's Coffee Cups (Ainsley Salute)
Steam snakes upward from these clutched vessels—stout ceramic mugs or thick paper cups gripped tight by Sam, Josh, C.J., and Toby—as they thunder through Gilbert & Sullivan harmonies, thrusting them skyward in rowdy salute. Ainsley Hayes freezes mid-entrance, delight cracking her wary facade amid Savoy posters, the cups punctuating her hard-fought welcome with scalding camaraderie.
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Purpose
Hot beverage containers doubled as props for jubilant musical toast during office welcome ritual.
Significance
Cups forge instant unity, shattering prior hazing chill—Tribbey's barbs yield to song—as senior staff anoints Ainsley one of their own, her arc cresting in triumphant belonging before titles roll.
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