The revelation hung in the air like a physical weight. Dr. Zimmermann's words—"your candidacy to overthrow the current World President"—had stripped away the last pretense of diplomatic normalcy. Now, as I looked around the circular table at the assembled world leaders, I could see the battle lines being drawn in real time.
"Before we proceed," Dr. Zimmermann continued, his earlier nervousness replaced by clinical precision, "let me clarify the current situation. The World President position is not merely symbolic or ceremonial. It is a legitimate governmental role, established through international treaty, with actual authority over global resource allocation, international security protocols, and crisis management."
