That woman has Mark’s number, for sure. She has even appropriated Mark’s trademark finger-pointer! But what are her motives?

On the one hand, there is the notion that Mark is being impolite by interrupting State Senator Smalls, rather than letting him first finish. On the other hand, politicians normally don’t stick around for Q&A after they finish their public set-piece speeches, so Mark could miss his opportunity to engage Smalls and question his intentions. And there is also Mark’s existing bias against Smalls, based on their prior interaction. Would Mark react this way to any other politician saying the same things? Yes, dear readers, this is another teachable moment for the students.

Well, I’m impressed. Jules Rivera has injected some realistic and significant social/political issues here, rather than just the usual nonsense. I’m genuinely interested to see how this is resolved.