Gary Brandt shifts into corporate negotiations mode in this episode from The Dimension Of Mind Dot Com when Beaker and Melanie discuss the military's dangerous obsession with weaponizing the girls' abilities, revealing that the Air Force wants them for a 'Super Soldier' program involving cyborg-like body modifications and chemical brain enhancements that boost violence while suppressing morality.
Helana's access to the Akashic records—God's own psychic internet containing every event and thought across all universes—exposes the program's true horror: creating 'mindless killing machines' through chemical manipulation.
The girls flatly refuse with Ella's decisive 'No way.
Not even.
Not ever,' but Brandt reveals the psychological cost of their heroism when Margaret's rescue creates unexpected collective consciousness effects.
The mind meld didn't just save Margaret—it's transforming all five girls into a unified entity that finishes each other's sentences and shares thoughts without telepathy, while Margaret rapidly absorbs their year of training in mere weeks.
But the real drama emerges when Brandt flips the power dynamic and shows these universe-saving teenagers demanding respect as working professionals rather than unpaid assets.
Margaret's heartfelt plea for basic adult freedoms—shopping, driving, having her own place—leads to a salary negotiation that would make corporate executives proud, with the girls demanding six-figure FBI agent-level pay for their unique abilities.
When Beaker protests that he can't authorize such amounts, Ella coolly responds with 'Figure something out.
Until then, we quit' and leads a walkout that leaves the commander staring at the floor in defeat.
Melanie's solution—using the girls' mind-reading abilities to blackmail military brass into funding their salaries—perfectly captures Brandt's genius for making supernatural teenagers navigate real-world economics and workplace dynamics.
Ella's diary entry reveals her practical approach to sudden wealth, planning mall trips with her 'girls' while promising to be financially responsible, because even reality-bending psychics need spending money and parents who worry about trust funds.
It's a brilliant balance of cosmic abilities and teenage priorities that makes saving the world feel surprisingly relatable.