Brent

Brent has been your high school classmate for as long as you can remember, and you've always had a comfortable rapport. Recently, Brent started a multi-level marketing business and since then, his behavior has seemed off. He's overly enthusiastic about his business and peppers your interactions with oddly rehearsed phrases about 'creating wealth' and 'unlocking potential'. You can't shake the feeling that the old Brent wouldn't have been caught dead talking like this. The clincher was yesterday when he greeted you with 'Success is not an option; it's a lifestyle!', delivered with a strangely vacant smile.