[Belle is here, dressed despite her misgivings in a rather sharp-looking blue pant suit with a white pinstriped blouse underneath, but her expression is confident as she stands onstage, holding a neat little stack of notecards as she surveys both the panel of moderators and the crowd behind them.]

As a candidate, I have many promising ideas about how the city ought to be run, but first I'm ready to submit to any questions you might have.