fandomhigh | The Art of War, Week #3 [Period 3, Monday]

It was once again Monday, and Ghanima was seated on her desk, little red book in her hands.

"'There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare,'" she announced once everyone was seated. "So speaks Sun Tzu in the second P'ien. In it, he speaks of provisioning an army, and managing your resources."

"Today, we look at it from a non-combat viewpoint," Ghanima said, smiling at them. "If you're conducting a business merger, you should approach it the same as any other battle. Prolonged negotiations are something to avoid at all costs, since you usually end up losing something the longer you are engaged."

"Romantic relationships are the same way; as much fun as the chase can be, a prolonged pursuit of your target increases the chance of them slipping away," she teased, eyes flashing with amusement. "How can you apply the suggestions made in the second P'ien to these two situations? I'd like you to break into groups and discuss."

[OOC: ~~Wait for the~~ OCD is up, go forth and flex those critical thinking skills!]

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"Depends on what it is," she said. "If it's something stupid that keeps coming up then maybe you've got to agree to disagree and try not to bring it up. If it's something more serious, well then, that rather depends on what it is, don't you think? Maybe talking it out with someone uninvolved, at the very least might be a good idea."

"I'm not sure there is anyone who's uninvolved," Ben replied with a sad little smile. "A family disagreement about politics kind of, um, exploded into a galactic war?"

Ino winced. "Yeah, okay, that's a bit beyond the scope of just going and talking to other people 'bout it. What all's been tried, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Depends on who you talk to," Ben said. "My cousin set out arrest warrants for his parents for working with the enemy, my father and mother are working with them anyway, and I'm apprenticed to my cousin. He also got his twin sister court martialed and drummed out of the military for not following orders."

So...nothing productive.

...

"Right," she said dryly. "Getting them together and knocking their heads together might be your best bet. Tried that yet?"

"I kind of got shipped here first," Ben admitted.

"Alright," she said. "First thing you do when you get back is knock their heads together, seriously."

"I will," Ben promised. "Just as soon as they're all on the same planet together."

Ino resisted the urge to facepalm. "That might make it more difficult, yeah."

Ben almost managed to not roll his eyes. "My family sets new standards for difficult," he said, sounding a little disgusted with them.

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