ext_40823 ([identity profile] padmeofnaboo.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2005-10-26 01:00 pm
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Advanced Negotiations

Today we’re going to discuss this topic:

Slim odds: What do you do when there is a lot of them and very few of you.

I think we should split you up into small groups for discussion today. We could even turn this into a debate it you feel up to it.
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Re: INDEPENDENT STUDY

[identity profile] valentine-tart.livejournal.com 2005-10-28 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd start looking for things to offer them. Concessions, promises, alliances."

Re: INDEPENDENT STUDY

[identity profile] padmeofnaboo.livejournal.com 2005-10-28 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"And if that fails?"

Re: INDEPENDENT STUDY

[identity profile] valentine-tart.livejournal.com 2005-10-28 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Lie Promise them sex. Run?" She grinned, almost impishly, in spite of the stressful week. "Okay, no, bad answer. At that point, I'd look for the most powerful patron in the group that I could possibly ally with, and do whatever I could to obtain his/her favor."

*is in no way morally gray or unscrupulous or ruthlessly pragmatic*

Re: INDEPENDENT STUDY

[identity profile] padmeofnaboo.livejournal.com 2005-10-28 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Always with slim odds, you should prepare for as many eventualities as you can... and be able to adapt because more often then not, planning can become pointless.

Re: INDEPENDENT STUDY

[identity profile] valentine-tart.livejournal.com 2005-10-28 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Beka nodded at that. "Where I come from, I've learned to survive on my wits. I'm not very good at planning. Much better at reacting to what a situation presents. It's hard to think about these things in the abstract."
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