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fandomhigh2018-01-17 02:50 pm
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2018-01-17 02:50 pm
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Practical Diplomacy, Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Today the students found themselves in the Danger Shop, where a podium was standing at the front of a large room full of reporters. "Today we're going to have a practical exercise in diplomacy," Anakin said. "For a vast majority of your life, you are not going to be the lead diplomat in a room. You will, however, be the one who probably briefed the head diplomat, and upon your head will the anger be heaped if he, she, it, or they get embarrassed, even if it's not your fault."
And sometimes your boss turns out to just be super evil, but that was a scenario for another time.
"Your boss is about to address a group of reporters," he said. "He has not read your briefing notes, trusting instead on knowledge he gained from Force knows where. He is about to make a huge, intergalactic meme-worthy ass of himself." He smiled and began the program. "What do you do to stop it from happening? Or do you just let it play out?"
And sometimes your boss turns out to just be super evil, but that was a scenario for another time.
"Your boss is about to address a group of reporters," he said. "He has not read your briefing notes, trusting instead on knowledge he gained from Force knows where. He is about to make a huge, intergalactic meme-worthy ass of himself." He smiled and began the program. "What do you do to stop it from happening? Or do you just let it play out?"
Re: Scenario!
"Oh," he said, "I would most certainly stop him from doing anything he may regret later, to the best of my ability. I can be quite imposing when I need to be," he puffed up his chest to prove this point...and the fact that he could be quite imposing even when he didn't mean to be, "...and would make it very clear that we must stop all meetings immediately as there is a dire situation that requires his attention straight away, and I would pull him aside and explain where things are about to go wrong. I trust he will listen to my sage words, or else I might then call upon my physical strengths to ensure that he does not go out there to make such a fool of himself.
"After all," he added after a moment, "were it I in the position about to make a monumental gaffe like that to the good citizens, I should hope someone would advice me in such a way as well."
Re: Scenario!