Mike is someone who can be very intense; even when facing difficult matters connected to █████████, he remains relentless.

His intensity often leads him to act in ways that can be hurtful to others.

He will tell me one day

"Lehan, I was making my bones when you were preoccupied with high school distractions."

Or

"Lehan, I don't know how, but I have all your written accounts. They are in small print, but I have them with me. We're going to All Saints Church this Sunday to address this."

"Don't worry, my people will bring it in; Malcolm Ranjith understands, and Pope Francis is on Zoom right now."

"Can you make it? It's a five-minute walk. Do you want Asita to pick you up for even this 1 km distance?"

"No, I said five-minute walk."

Or

"Lehan, while I was formerly overweight, I resent that label. Please stop calling me that and making undiplomatic jokes about weight, or using derogatory language about public figures such as Obama or Kamala. Trump only reads your material; he couldn't even rehearse for Inauguration Day..."