Mark wiped a hand across his jaw, a deep frown on his face. "It's complex. Requires a complete re-think of our defensive and offensive paradigms. Targeting Consensus's internal logic, its self-correction protocols, without triggering a full systemic collapse… It will take days. Possibly a week, if we are lucky. We have to be absolutely sure we get it right, or the neurological fallout could be devastating."
Leonard nodded, the timeline a heavy weight in his mind. Days. A week. That was time they might not have, given the escalating political pressure.
"Sato, what's the timeframe for this UN Security Council session?" Leonard asked, turning his attention back to the grim-faced head of security.
"An emergency session has been called for forty-eight hours from now," Sato reported, his voic
