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So we finally get to record your brother.

You've, um, finally allowed us to do this, Parker.

Yes, yes. This is Ryder, my younger brother.

Half brother. We have different dads.

And how did you come to be with us...

here at the institute, Ryder?

Uh...

Frankly, the women are extremely hot.

Meaning? What does this mean?

Meaning, I introduced him to a few girls online,

and, uh... he never really got the entire vibe of...

of what really happened here at the institute,

but I introduced him to Sandy and Ebra after that.

- Oh, right. Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. - And, yeah...

and that was six months ago, and he hopped on a plane, and...

now we're together again.

It's cool.

How long have you been here at the institute?

Like three years. Maybe three and a half.

I met this guy online. Well, he reached out to me.

And who was that?

Uh, Jeff Calloway.

He reached out to me, and then he left a year later.

Uh, do you know why Jeff Calloway left the institute?

No, actually. Uh, I have no idea.

But... he's who got me here.

And how did he do that?

He made me fall in love with him.

When did you get here?

About two and a half years ago.

And how did you find yourself here?

- I was invited. - By who?

- Agatha. - Oh, right. Um...

And how did you meet Agatha?

She reached out to me online randomly,

and she had seen my Instagram

and thought I was cute, I guess.

And then what happened?

Then I kind of liked her,

from, you know, what I could see,

and as we talked,

I really started liking her.

And then she actually invited me...

to meet her in Olympia.

So, um, how are you feeling today, Mason?

Uh, I'm a little tired.

- Yeah? Why? - That party. The gathering.

Last night got kind of crazy.

I did some things that I've never done before but...

always wanted to try, I guess.

It was fun. I... really got off.

We are updating our video files with everyone here

and just want to confirm how you arrived at the institute,

which was, um, five years ago, right?

Yeah. I met a member here online.

And that member was?

Logan Conrad.

I, uh, reached out to him on his Instagram.

I thought he was really hot, and, um...

I mean, I never knew this place existed when he got back to me.

You're looking a little scruffy there, Logan.

How are you doing?

Good. I'm doing good.

So I hear you're doing a final update on everyone.

Did Ted freak out about something?

Why don't you just tell them what you're really looking for?

Why don't you just tell them?

I mean, why are you so concerned if they made it this far?

Well, we do tell them ultimately.

I mean, we just look for any deviations, any cracks.

I mean, it's just a way of monitoring things.

Well, I remember...

when I first got here.

You know, living in an alternative world,

saying "fuck you" to the status quo,

all the drugs paid for...

I mean, who doesn't like that?

And it doesn't hurt that everyone here is fucking hot.

Ryder, do you miss your home?

Um...

I'd probably say no.

Yeah, no, the answer's no.

Um... are you beginning to understand fully

what is expected of you here, and are you okay with it?

Has it been okay so far?

Yeah. I mean, you guys give me a place to live...

here at the institute, and...

in return, I give you my commitment

to explore my personal freedom and,

um, maximize my natural potential.

Uh, do you understand what it means exactly by...

"exploring your personal freedom"?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think I'm beginning to.

Would you say you're happy here, Logan?

Really? You're really asking me that?

Well, yeah, I mean...

Look, you had that scene

at the "Come Into Spring" party two months ago,

- and people... - I took too much Guidance.

I freaked out. It happens.

Well, we're only asking because, as a senior member,

you've been here, what, almost ten years now,

um, that a certain amount of trust

needs to be maintained on both sides,

and we don't want anyone to...

What, are you...

... be antagonistic or have problems...

or, you know...

Are you suggesting that I have a grudge against the institute?

That's crazy.

No, dude, no. Like, you're overthinking it.

I feel at home at the institute,

'cause... I feel like

there are no labels to a person's sexuality.

So you don't feel uncomfortable that you have been,

now after five years,

with both men and women, both genders, here at the institute?

I feel more comfortable.

Would you say you've excelled in these sessions?

Definitely, yeah.

These are samples of a new version of Guidance

that we have been developing here at the institute in the last year.

We've been doing test studies

with subjects not affiliated with the institute,

and now we want to try it on a group of members

who have been selected at random.