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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S2E5 · And It's Surely To Their Credit

Ainsley's G&S Integration Serenade

Senior staff clutch steaming coffee cups, thrusting them aloft in rowdy salute during the live 'He is an Englishman!' crescendo as Ainsley enters; props punctuate the serenade's climax, embodying scalding camaraderie that cracks her wary shell into delight.

Before: Held by singers in office

After: Lowered post-salute, still held

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