[ WP ] When a new president is elected , they are given a special security briefing . In reality , this is an old tradition where various directors , military officers and current ministers present fake evidence and compete to see who can convince the president of the most ridiculous things .

The campaign had been hard on her, but, as she took her seat in the Oval Office, she felt with absolute certainty that she was ready for anything. Then, the peace of a president always short lived, a knock at the door interrupted her reverie. 
 
 “ Come in! ” she called. 
 
 In walked several suits and, at their center, him. He swaggered up to her desk as confidently as if it belonged to one of his employees, pursing his lips at the veneer. 
 
 “ Look at this old desk! Oh, I love a desk with character! I love that desk. I love that it ’ s old. It ’ s prestigious and powerful and that ’ s what ’ s important... ” he said, silently chuckling all the while. 
 
 “ Thank you, it ’ s been in the office for generations. ” she replied, struggling to swallow a unique animosity cultivated by the timbre of his voice. 
 
 “ Actually, let ’ s get rid of the desk! Ha, I think she actually believed me, that I like this decrepit thing, just like she believed that they actually elected her president! ” His mouth hung wide and his eyes squinched shut as a laugh played across his face in what felt like slow motion. 
 
 “ Excuse me? ” she said, forcefully pushing each syllable through her teeth. 
 
 “ Now do n't be unreasonable. Believe me, I tried. But these experts, they're saying you're crooked, and I do n't know, but people are saying it. And my friends here, my friends are all ready to take you to a very nice jail cell. You can even keep the desk! ” 
 
 “ Get. Out. Of. My. Office. ” she snarled. 
 
 Just then, a knock interrupted the impending screaming match. 
 
 “ Hey! Guys! Sorry to interrupt, but I forgot my favorite pen when I was packing. And Madame President, congrats on passing your first test. ”
