The emails arrived on a Tuesday.
Two students — one from the symposium and one who had heard about it through a classmate — wrote to the Cole Mitchell general inquiry address with the specific careful language of people who had been told to be professional about something they were genuinely excited about.
Both of them mentioned Marcus Webb. Both of them mentioned the moment of decision. Both of them said some version of the same thing: I want to work somewhere that builds this way.
Aria read both emails at her desk and then called Priya into her office.
“We need an internship program,” she said.
Priya sat down. “I’ve been thinking about this since the Detroit office opened,” she said. “I have a framework.”
Of course she did. “Show me,” Aria said.
Priya showed her. It was — comprehe
