[She breathes out a "hah!" that sounds raspy and deep in her throat.] Given the state of the most wicked people I have ever met, it surely would.

[Those with power cruelly wield it over others without it, all to climb just a few steps higher.]

Far be it to say whether my peers should be here, though.

[She has mastered the art of silent judgment, so perhaps they can comisserate on it.]