Practical Diplomacy, Wednesday, January 17, 2018

[sith_happened]

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?"

Comments

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

Doesn’t sound familiar. When are they from?

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

I haven't narrowed it down yet. Hopefully far enough down the line that Vader's reputation has been horribly mangled? Maybe?

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

That does tend to happen, Jaina pointed out. It’d be nice if there was an easier way to figure out where everyone’s from.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

We should make Ben put together a flow chart or something, Anakin said.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

Or just get everyone together and interrogate them so everyone's on the same page.

'Interrogate' was a bad word, Jaina.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

Or we can get together for beverages and not scaring them up front? Anakin suggested.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

Ooh, a sneaky interrogation! I like it.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

I'm stretching my diplomacy muscles again this semester. It's fun.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

First, we should do this. Just say when. Second, diplomacy.

Still one of those things that confused her.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

Two weeks? We can tell the rest of the family, too. Haven't see you in too long.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

I should be able to make that. There are a bunch of people I haven’t seen in even longer. Wait, was the last time I was there homecoming?

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

That can't be right...is that right? In that case, MUCH too long.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

I’ll talk to Jag. Time flies when everything’s insane, apparently.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

I know the feeling. I glance over and one of these days Juliet will be in college and I am not at all ready for that.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

...how old is she now?, she texted, warily.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

Third grade, he said. "I don't approve.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

NO.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

This is what I am saying, but I'm apparently not allowed to interfere with the aging process or something.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

You’re in Fandom, where the aging process is different sometimes and weird. It should apply here.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

That's what I said! And that Luke's galaxy seems to be moving much more slowly and maybe we should just leave her there for a few years.

Parent of the year, right here.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

I mean it’s an option. Though unless you’re going with her...

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

I could commute, maybe, right?

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

Would get expensive.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

True, and I don't think Rory wants to move to a different galaxy, either.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[solo_sword]

And Fandom would implode without you