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Panic. The Vulture Capitalists exchange nervous texts. The FOSS Warriors start chanting, "Open source or GTFO."

Ron, sensing "tension," tries to force a team-building "pass the shrimp toast" game. Kyle abandons his iPad to hit on a female VC. The iPad screen glitches, projecting a looping cat video across the penthouse's 80-foot media wall. Jaxon Reid screams, "That’s not the branding!"

Kyle, thinking the USB is a "sick new mixtape," plugs it in. The media wall explodes with code: line-by-line comparisons showing LibVPX is 92% Aether code. Jaxon Reid sweats through his hoodie. The FOSS Warriors cheer. The VCs pull out their phones, not to invest, but to short his company.

The crew is in the van. Kyle is watching the cat video on his phone. Casey is leaning on Henry’s shoulder. Roman is calculating how many indie films a $100 tip can support.

The guests are two warring factions: (open-source fanatics in Birkenstocks) and The Vulture Capitalists (glaring at phones, wearing $5k sneakers). Henry is assigned to a charcuterie station. Casey (Lizzy Caplan) is on cocktails. Roman is, to his horror, on "Vegan Dumpling Patrol." Kyle is assigned to "ambiance" (holding an iPad displaying abstract swirling colors).