#Molly as Presidente au

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MaP I1: Week 1: Dusk before Daybreak

Night. 13th of July, 2024. Office of the Transitionary Council (temporary), Mexico City.

The situation was hilarious if you weren't yourself tasked with cleaning it up. Molly Blyndeff, the little girl whose story of childhood struggled had inspired widespread admiration, social movements and adoration; has been elected as the president of Mexico. The subsequent recount and political maneuvering before that had confirmed this beyond reasonable doubt.

You are one of the unlucky (or perhaps lucky from a certain point of view) officials assigned into the Transitional Council to oversee the transition of powers, if it does happen. To note, the Council's roster is incredibly diverse for the wrong reasons: everyone else who would have traditionally taken the job has either fled, been found dead, or resigned from their previous posts. You're even pretty sure some of your new co-workers are not Mexican, or never held government positions before this.

The previous president has resigned, citing his inability to control the violence by resurgent cartels that have pushed Mexico into a state of crisis. Nearly half of the presidential candidates were gunned down on the campaign trial, leaving a popular yet ceremonial candidate as the surviving winning candidate (on virtue of not being in the country). Unfortunately, the task of running the country now falls onto the Transitionary Council barely a week old.

Meanwhile the Supreme Court is (obviously) unhappy with the violation of constitutional requirements of candidacy, but with cartels openly supporting Molly, their hands are tied, not to mention the constant assassination attempts.

Taiga, the extra-dimensional, portal-using nation, and the girl's country of origin, has yet to make an official announcement regarding the situation. Yet their nationals in Mexico seem calm, it seems the leadership of Naven Nuknuk's joint investment programs in Mexico either gives them faith in their own safety or provided benefits to good to lose. At least there seems to be one business group not openly intending to flee.

Regardless, amongst the filled tables of the office. The Council has to decide on its first course of action as government.

3 options exist to temporarily address the crisis:

Cook up a purge of suspected affiliates of criminal organisations and declare martial law. The terroristic cartels must be struck as hard as possible before they can do more damage!

Integrate elements of the previous administration to ensure continuity of government. Focus on restoring some semblance of stability without expending too many resources.

Contact and calm powerful interests in the country from parties to business groups (including STEM), and if possible, convince them into a grand national plan to return the country to normalcy (concessions will be made though). Legitimacy of a government comes from its ability to care for its citizen's wellbeing after-all.

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Discurso del Presidente en St. Jude Wine and Chocolate con Tony Bennett y Kristin Davis

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Discurso del Presidente en St. Jude Wine and Chocolate con Tony Bennett y Kristin Davis

Me gustaría dar las gracias a todos por venir esta noche a apoyar esta gran causa. Mucha gente ha venido de lugares muy lejanos para estar aquí, incluyendo Brasil. De hecho, convencí a muchos de mis amigos y seres queridos para que vinieran diciéndoles que esto es probablemente lo más cercano a casarme, así que tuvieron que venir. De vez en cuando, algo toca nuestros corazones que cambia nuestras vidas para siempre. Hace aproximadamente un año, conocí a un niño de 10 años en un evento de San Judas, Daniel, y me contó sobre su batalla contra el cáncer. Tenía más o menos la misma edad que mis dos hermosos sobrinos. Me contó su historia sobre cómo un día se sentía un poco raro después de jugar afuera. Decidieron llevarlo al hospital local por si acaso y el hospital había determinado inicialmente que probablemente no había nada malo. Mientras contaba esta historia, estaba tan optimista como puede estarlo como si estuviera hablando de comer helado. Continuó su historia. Me dijo que un par de días después lo llamaron a su hospital local. Le informaron que tenía un tipo de cáncer muy raro. Le dijeron que tenía la opción de someterse a una cirugía muy arriesgada o ir a casa y vivir el resto de sus TRES meses de vida. Huelga decir que mi corazón cayó al suelo y empecé a llorar. Continuó diciendo, de una manera de hecho, que se fueron a casa con lo que parecía un escenario sin esperanza. Un par de días más tarde, la mamá de Daniel vio a Marlo Thomas en la televisión hablando de San Judas y ella decidió llamar al número que aparece en la pantalla del televisor. Jude, inmediatamente lo llevaron al hospital de Memphis y comenzaron el tratamiento. DOS AÑOS después, está vivo y bien y lo más importante, sigue siendo ese niño feliz. Daniel tocó mi corazón de muchas maneras y me inició en este viaje que me ha llevado a este día. Sólo un par de meses después de conocer a Daniel: – Conozco a Josh Neuman (un miembro del Comité) y él me cuenta su historia de cómo perdió a su hermanito a causa del cáncer, – la hija del mejor amigo de mi hermana es diagnosticada con cáncer y está siendo ayudada por la investigación y entrenamiento de San Judas, – me acerco a uno de los patrocinadores de esta noche en busca de apoyo y resulta que su hija ha sido salvada debido en parte a la investigación de San Judas – Hay tantas historias como estas, y usted tendrá la oportunidad de escuchar más de ellas esta noche de parte de los individuos más directamente impactados. Pero el hecho es que San Judas toca todas nuestras vidas de una manera u otra. Representan verdaderamente la esperanza en las situaciones humanas más terribles. Mi esperanza es que este evento recaudará millones con el tiempo para ayudar a San Judas y su importante trabajo. Una vez más, me gustaría agradecer a todos ustedes por estar aquí, Molly, mi co-presidenta, todos los miembros del comité, nuestros patrocinadores, Kristin Davis, Cuba Gooding, Sr., y, por supuesto, Tony Bennett, y por ayudarnos a dar este primer paso en un viaje de esperanza. Jude Chocolat au Vin #gallery-2 margen: auto; #gallery-2 .gallery-item float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; #gallery-2 img frontera: 2px sólido #cfcfcf; #gallery-2 .gallery-caption margin-left: 0; ver gallery_shortcode() en wp-includes/media.php */

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"So... What do we do now?"

In an unexpected turn of events, Molly has been elected president of Mexico . Now, we would like to leave it to democracy to once again decide the fate of Mexico. Here's a rough mindmap of endings (raw and incomplete).

*Snippets are written from the view of a political scenario or visual novel (where the player is the assigned liaison to Molly with the task of navigating, influencing, and surviving the political turmoil around Molly's accension to leadership).

Also yes, options 3 & 4 have the same footnote.

A poll on the endings we shall work on next will come out shortly next week. Unless option 4 is taken, in which case we shall begin with the storytelling.

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MaP: Week 2: Picking Up The Can

Noon, 20th of July, 2024. Palacio Nacional (National Palace), Mexico City.

None of you can remember more than a sentence or two from the speech that the Transitionary Council's spokesperson made in the Congress of the Union (Mexico's General Legislature) a week ago; not from lack of care but rather from collective exhaustion. Yet within a few days, you have helped pull Mexico from the edge of anarchy back to a somewhat cohesive government in a move that will no doubt enter future textbooks if all goes on well. But alas, the great task has only begun; and it is time to begin on the question of the elected.

Status Report

The Transitionary Council's role in government has been partially returned to its original electoral role, it still has the final say in terms of executive power to maintain an apolitical and stability oriented governance as the task's execution is handed over to elements from the previous government and political blocs that have survived the election. At the very least, the questions of legitimacy and political stability have been hushed with most parties somewhat placated for now.

Yet the cartels still remain active. Though their presence seemed to have vacated the capital in wake of the formal return to order, some fear this is less a retreat but more of a reinforcement of their traditional strongholds. The armed forces remain as they were before the crisis, though some special security measures have been enacted in the capital and in high risk areas.

The Supreme Court has welcomed the formation of a proper government, and has expressed its hopes of a fruitful working relationship with the new government. However their stance against Molly's election remains unchanged.

There has been a small case of capital flight as some corporations and other interests group have succumbed to pessimism and have begun reducing future investments in Mexico, triggering a minor downturn in the economy.

Taiga has broken their silence and have made a statement of acknowledgement on the current situation. It seems their government taking the cautious route, this means we will have an opportunity to make the first move. On an additional note, the Taigan magnate is still in Mexico, perhaps he may offer a clearer path forwards for us; afterall, most dealings regarding Taiga Country in the past goes through him.

The Decision: Our Approach with Taiga

With immediate crisis and collapse no longer on the horizon, it is time to discuss our approach with Taiga. Especially on what to do regarding Molly Blyndeff...

Several potential paths have been laid and presented. Some by experienced diplomats and former advisors, some by researchers, most summarised and reinterpreted by others in the Transitionary Council, and is that a STEM spokesperson in the corner? How did they get in here?

Make a formal invitation to Taiga for joint discussions with the fairly neutral and safe aim of making a Memorandum of Understanding in terms of the current situation in Mexico, and how it relates to Taiga Country. This even-handed approach can't be expected to make great strides in progress, but offering Taigan diplomats room to make their stance may prompt them to highlight the possible paths forward regarding their citizen, and what they may suggest.

Welcome Taiga into discussions and announce the Transitionary Council's intention of accepting Molly as our president elect. Hopefully they will be amicable in making possible the wishes of the Mexican people. Will force open rifts between the Transitionary Council and the Supreme Court as it is typically unconstitutional to elect a foreign-born child to be president.

Make our stance that Molly cannot become our president for obvious reasons. Let's hope that they understand. Will please the Supreme Court but may trigger unrest from supporters of Molly's candidacy (after all, her candidacy was the result of most political parties running out of live candidates to field on the day of the election, as well as protest & joke votes).

We could approach Naven Nuknuk for consultation and mediation before we make our stance on Molly clear. Meanwhile, we will try to restore our relations with Taiga back to the cordial level of the pre-election honeymoon period, a comfortable status quo for both parties. However, some concessions might be made to get him on board which may offend nationalist hardliners who believe Molly's election is the result of Taigan meddling.

Perhaps, it is to early to make big moves on the stage of diplomacy yet. It is best if we remain silent on the topic for now to give more time for our country to recover. But we can make the visiting magnate our backchannel into what our Taigan counterparts might be thinking. Thus we negotiate privately with Naven, and share the burden of kicking the can.