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ELLIS, the tuxedo-clad BLACK MANAGER, 30s, watches the white-coated BLACK WAITERS hurrying into the ballroom bearing trays of food and drinks.

ELLIS
(to WAITERS)
Jump to it, fellas, we've got a  
hungry mob inside.

We HEAR FOOTSTEPS racing up the stairway in the background.

1ST WAITER
Here come more mouths to feed, Ellis.

ELLIS turns to see the WHITE COLLEGE STUDENTS rounding up the stairway to the THIRD FLOOR.

ELLIS
(sighs, under breath)
Now what the Sam Hill is this about?

The group’s designated spokesman reaches ELLIS, breathing heavily, anxious.

WHITE MALE STUDENT
How y’all doin’?
 
ELLIS
No complaints…yet.