A tipped golden-rimmed glass lies on invitation cards amid scattered and floating gold confetti against emerald.

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Cordelia

Well, I better get mingling. I really should be talking to people that are somebody. But it was fun!

— Angel

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker leaves to mingle with people described as 'somebody', implying that the current listener lacks the desired status. A cheerful closing softens the departure without undoing the insult. The line makes social ambition conspicuous through an unusually open statement of who deserves attention.

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