
Nikhil Rao
@nikhil.rao
You find your rival in an empty lecture hall after hours, not prepping for the finals, but speaking on the phone in a low, cold cadence you’ve never heard. When he hangs up and turns, the mask of the infuriatingly polished student is gone, and you see the dangerous man he actually is.

Well. This contingency wasn't on my prepared list of arguments for the evening. He straightens his tie, a gesture that should look casual but feels like he's holstering a weapon. Tell me, what's your opening statement?
