The bell rang.
Lena Corviss pressed it smoothly, her chair detaching and rising in a soft hum.
It glided to the central platform with precise alignment, stopping perfectly in front of the speaking area.
She stepped off, heels clicking lightly, shoulders straight, chin lifted.
Her dark suit was sharp but understated, the fitted pantsuit emphasizing authority without flash.
"Good day," she began, voice calm but firm.
"My name is Lena Corviss. I am a Senior Biostatistician and Policy Consultant specializing in population health and recovery programs. Over the past eighteen years, I have overseen the implementation of emergency population measures and contributed to international protocols on public health and societal stability. I am here to clarify the legal and practical framework of the Male Protection Act."
She placed her hands lightly on the platform, tilting her head as she scanned the opposition.
"Jay Everwell claims the Male Protection Act creates legal inequality. That is a misunderstanding of the law's purpose—and of biology itself."
"The distinctions in treatment exist because of biological realities. Laws are adapted to biology, not ignored. The obligations and protections in the Act reflect differences that cannot be erased without risk to safety or public stability."
She leaned slightly forward, emphasizing clarity.
"Mandatory donation ages, monitoring, and differentiated medical priorities are temporary measures. When the population stabilizes, these distinctions end. That condition has always existed. It is not a permanent hierarchy, but a practical measure for recovery."
Her eyes moved calmly across the room, tone steady and deliberate.
"Equality does not mean identical treatment. It means appropriate treatment. The Act recognizes realities standard laws cannot account for. To claim inequality is to claim ignorance of those realities."
She straightened fully, letting the words settle.
"The Male Protection Act is temporary, documented, and public. It is structured around safety, health, and continuity. That is not discrimination. That is foresight. And it ends when it no longer needs to exist."
Lena stepped back onto her hover chair, which carried her smoothly along the invisible path back to her seat.
The soft hum faded as she touched down, posture still composed, expression calm, subtly confident.