The first month under the new Institute structure was chaos disguised as organization.
Catherine threw herself into Executive Director duties with intimidating efficiency. Within two weeks, she'd streamlined administrative processes, established clear departmental hierarchies, and somehow convinced a former Continental Council administrator to join as Chief Operating Officer.
"Her name is Yuki Tanaka," Catherine explained, introducing a sharp-eyed woman in her forties. "Twenty years of Council experience. Left three months ago citing philosophical differences with traditional governance approaches."
"Philosophical differences?" I asked.
"I got tired of watching good policies die in bureaucratic red tape while corrupt Alphas faced no consequences," Yuki said bluntly. "When I heard about
