It's not looking good. 2 months delay. What can we do? He steps in. He always does. Confident, assertive. I'm not entirely sure what he's saying is right, but who cares at this point? Now someone intervenes, disagreeing. How dare you? He counter-argues, strong opinion, as always. That tone of confidence and urgency, a wave that wipes the room. Some people nod. Nobody will speak now. Who cares at this point? He's probably right, anyway. He always is. And in the end, we need to get out of this shit.