30 “Dear ladies and gentlemen from all corners of the universe, I'm proud to announce the final results. Here they are, as follows: in first place for the post of Moon Governor with almost 90 percent comes Mr. Brian Sunderland. Thank you all for your trust and support. “Congratulations on your first mandate, Brian! I'm sure you'll live up to people's expectations and won't disappoint them in any respect. By the way, the candidate nominated and supported by Dixon's backers and successors was next to nothing. In other words, minuscule.” Brian's charisma was second to none. Most people in the room could not actually take their eyes off him. Only a couple of delegates weren't happy and snuck out of the room, infuriated. They definitely didn't see eye-to-eye with Brian. Those belonged to the

