Congress Meeting Room
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The Congress Meeting Room confines Leo alone for strategic briefings and calls, its harsh daylight through blinds and long table with documents framing his divided duties—personal reckoning inside, national crisis commanded remotely—as press gathers outside, heightening isolation before entry.
Tense isolation laced with ticking urgency and external scrutiny
Remote command post and hearing preparation site
Embodies Leo's solitary accountability amid colliding crises
Temporarily private for Leo's team, press crowding entry
The Congress Meeting Room serves as the tense pre-hearing staging area where Leo stalls Jordan amid encroaching press, its long table and briefing documents framing his deflective conversation; harsh daylight through blinds casts shadows on his internal battle, isolating him before the crucible ahead.
Charged with mounting impatience and latent dread, punctuated by press intrusion
Staging ground for psychological preparation and last-minute deflections
Embodies Leo's solitary confrontation with personal and professional jeopardy
Semi-private but vulnerable to press encroachment
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