Miranda only seems dumb but she’s actually an expert manipulator. She didn’t want to just reject Brent out of hand, because then he would give everyone his internet nice guy spiel and her reputation would go down. Instead she decided to test him for some flaw that’s less shallow than his appearance or nerdiness, so that she could come out on top when the story gets out. She didn’t reject him because he was an ugly nerd; she rejected him because he was sexist piece of garbage! And now everyone outside of the Hatchet loves Miranda even more, all according to evil plan.
Miranda only seems dumb but she’s actually an expert manipulator. She didn’t want to just reject Brent out of hand, because then he would give everyone his internet nice guy spiel and her reputation would go down. Instead she decided to test him for some flaw that’s less shallow than his appearance or nerdiness, so that she could come out on top when the story gets out. She didn’t reject him because he was an ugly nerd; she rejected him because he was sexist piece of garbage! And now everyone outside of the Hatchet loves Miranda even more, all according to evil plan.