How to Make Friends and Influence People [Tuesday, February 4 , 2014]

[sith_happened]

"Depending on how you came into the classroom today," Anakin said, "you are passionately in favor of ordering either Chinese food or pizza for lunch right now. Your jobs today are twofold: get the other half of the class to agree with you on either your cuisine of choice or a compromise food, and then ordering and geting everyone to pay for their order."

He checked his watch. "And you only have ten minutes to do it."

Anakin was a big fan of practical applications of diplomacy. "You may begin...now."

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Sign in [2/4]

[sith_happened]

Hungry!

(And with a 1 for Chinese food and 2 for pizza)

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[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Elsa of Arendelle - 1

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[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Joker Moreau - 2

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[failsatspirit]

Korra - 1

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[dollpocalypse]

Topher Brink, 2

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[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy Thompson - 1

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Jessica Drew - 2

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[wildandbrave]

Cosette Fauchelevent - 1

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Alexandra Jones - 2

Negotiate!

[sith_happened]

You only have ten minutes to get a dozen people to agree on cuisine, their dish, and a form of payment.

Anakin's mean.

Re: Negotiate!

[iceolatedqueen.livejournal.com]

Chinese food?

Pizza?

Elsa was aware that she had to argue in favor of the first, but she had a sinking feeling that she wasn't going to be able to do much arguing at all, considering the fact that she had no idea what either of those things were.

Well... diplomats had to be skilled in the art of improvisation as well, she supposed.

Re: Negotiate!

[dollpocalypse]

"I'm going to make it easier for number ones," Topher announced. "I'll defect to your team if you promise to get scallion pancakes."

Really not the point of the assignment, Topher.

Re: Negotiate!

[walkswithcoyote]

"Done!" Mercy said promptly.

Success?

[sith_happened]

Time's up! Tell Anakin what you're getting. Other than a headache or death threats.

Re: Success?

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

Without waiting for the ten minutes to be up -- or talking to any of the other students -- Joker went straight to Anakin. "We'll have two large pepperoni, two plain, and four orders of breadsticks," he announced. "The school will pay, because it's a class event."

Re: Success?

[sith_happened]

Anakin arched up an eyebrow. "That was fast. How did you manage to get everyone to agree?"

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[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

"Oh, they just don't know they have, yet. Trust me on this -- you are never going to get agreement in ten minutes unless someone steps up and makes an executive decision. Just not gonna happen."

Re: Success?

[sith_happened]

"Oh, really," Anakin said. "Are you a negotiating expert?"

Re: Success?

[fly-so-serious.livejournal.com]

"Not in the slightest. But I have been in a group of teenagers trying to decide on food together. There's no better teacher than experience."

Re: Success?

[sith_happened]

Anakin laughed. "The rest of them still have eight minutes. If they don't up with something better, we'll order your pizza."

Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

Who's getting Thai for lunch, if you care.

OOC

[sith_happened]

The most fiendishly difficult of all negotiations: Chinese food ordering!

As always, I'm up for massssive SP here. Take all week if you like, I care not!