Sir, his shirt just came untucked when he was hugging his father. You can't yell at him for hugging his father.
[The cadet runs when Spangler turns his attention to Francis]
Francis!
On no, I'm glad you saw this because this is exactly what I was talking about. Always underminding my authority, day in, day out. It's the same thing. Like when I made Cadet Dooley do 600 laps of the perimeter for an inside-out pillow case violation, Francis organizes a sit in. Or when I cut off the electricity in the 5th floor for contraband boom-box, he hijacks a generator for them. The boy lives to cause chaos.
He was hugging his dad!
In front of his father he still defies me at every turn.
And everytime something like this happens, he challenges you.
Every time.
Even though he knows he'll get in trouble.
That doesn't seem to matter to him at all.
I understand.
(turns to Francis) I will deal with you, later.
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