Rama brought the substance of that observatory deck conversation to the reconvened council session the following morning, understanding that whatever mutual accountability had emerged between Timeline and its Ambassadors deserved sharing with the broader institutional deliberation rather than remaining confined to private processing.
"I want to report something directly," he said, addressing Rodriguez, Voss, and the assembled representatives. "Timeline underwent honest self-examination regarding whether personal investment might be compromising its judgment about continued engagement. It acknowledged genuine uncertainty about that possibility rather than defensively denying it."
