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When I traveled back in time to several years ago, my dorm rep, Juliet Parker, was sending messages in the group chat. It read, [Freya, split the bill for the team-building event. It's 1500 dollars total. Transfer as soon as you see this. [The breakdown shows meals 200 dollars, accommodation 400 dollars, attraction tickets 100 dollars, and team leader gear and allowance 4000 dollars.] This time, I didn't ask why the class monitor, Randal Morales, had to be the team leader. Nor why we needed to spend 4000 dollars on Patagonia gear for Randal. Instead, I created a class-wide group and posted a video. In the video, Juliet was doing her makeup and getting dressed. As she applied foundation, she said, "Everyone who sees me should split the cost of my lotion, serum, and foundation with me. These are all designer brands." Spritzing perfume, she remarked, "One bottle of my perfume can be used 100 times. That works out to three dollars per spritz. You all owe me 1 dollar each day. Don't think you can freeload." After changing outfits, she declared, "I've raised this place's average appearance level. You all should compensate me for that." Moments later, the group chat exploded with messages. Juliet went into a frenzy, calling me repeatedly. I didn't pick up a single one. Since she was so obsessed with leeching money, I'll let her leech her fill.