Others growth lifting up. Derek's toast himself. Staying versus leaving implied superiority. Travis got standing ovation. Derek got polite clinking.
Room discusses openly. Derek overhears. Travis's speech. Incredible. Did not name anyone.
Could have destroyed people. Chose not to. Real class. Derek's toast awkward. All about him made weird.
Derek dies inside each word. Brad comforts. Your toast fine compared his not fair comparison. Nothing tonight. Fair.
Chelsea overhears, voice cold. Not fair. You invited him. Organize this. What did you think would happen?
I did not think. What? Succeed? Make you small? Voice rises.
You look small because of you, not him. Walks away. Derek realizes truth. Travis did not make him small. Travis is simply large.
Derek made himself small by competing in game he was always going to lose. Apology wave continues. Tim was not nice high school. Sorry. Travis, I appreciate that.
Rachel laughed at jokes. Sorry. We were kids. People grow. Kevin should have said something.
Sorry. You are saying something now matters. Derek watches person after person apologize. Take accountability. Demonstrate growth.
Derek has not. Cannot. Word sticks like glass. Group dynamics transformed. Beginning.
Derek's crew orbiting Derek. Now all talking Travis apologized reformed Derek alone stuck in past they moved beyond someone includes Derek you and Travis friends lies knew each other were not close keep in touch lost touch never in touch cannot lose what never had too bad seems good guy. Forces words yeah he does first honest thing tonight Brad returns I apologized I know you should too I cannot why because if I apolog Apologize becomes real. Wrong about him. About everything I believed.
Brad looks with pity. Already real. You are just last accept. No response. Difference between us.
I admitted wrong. He forgave me. Would probably forgive you. But you have to ask. Walks away.
Derek alone. World collapsing. Slow motion. Unable. Stop.
Unwilling adapt. 8:20. Decision. I am leaving. But Chelsea has other plans.
This exit will not be quiet. Derek finds Brad heading out. Brad surprised now. Barely past 8. Do not feel well.
You feel embarrassed. Same thing. Brad decides I am staying. What? Want talk?
Travis Moore offered network intro. VP sales position. Sharp. You are networking with him at my reunion. Yeah, why would I not?
No answer. Not petty. Jason approaches. Leaving. Yeah.