C.J.'s Pencil

C.J.'s pencil slices night air in her dimly lit office, hurled aimlessly across the room as sarcasm shields her churning turmoil. Graphite lifeline twists mid-flight, a restless projectile flung after dismissing lobby activists as 'a lawyer and a Michigan wolverine.' It clatters amid interrupted brooding, capturing her fractured poise before solitude clamps down.

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S3E7 · The Indians in the Lobby

C.J. Deflects Security Jitters with Sarcasm, Then Broods Alone

C.J. aimlessly hurls the pencil across the dimly lit office immediately after her sarcastic quip dismissing the activists as harmless, serving as a kinetic release of pent-up turmoil and fractured poise; it embodies her restless internal schism, punctuating the deflection before heavier contemplation resumes.

Before: Held or near C.J. at her desk during brooding

After: Clattered across the room floor, discarded

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