Practical Diplomacy, Friday, January 25, 2019

[sith_happened]

"In the course of your job as a diplomat, your boss, country, organization, or planet your representing will absolutely do or say something mind-bogglingly stupid," Anakin said, "and someone will ask for your opinion on it."

He glanced around the room. "And you are not allowed to say 'well, that was mind-bogglingly stupid.'" He smiled. It wasn't a very nice smile. "Your job today is to come up with what you would say if, for instance, you arrive at a meeting to discover that the leader of your organization/planet, or whatever, has been caught kicking puppies for fun, was President of a secret puppy-kicking society, and there is holo footage of it."

Well, Lana might not care because Sith, but that should give the rest of the class something to chew on.

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Re: What do you say?

[sith_happened]

"You are about a half hour away from whatever press conference will happen to make your life much more difficult," Anakin said. "Lie away."

Re: What do you say?

[chirpchirpchirp]

Vette nodded solemnly.

"Shame about those rabid puppies. What the holo didn't catch was the froth at their mouths, poor things. Fortunately, he very heroically stepped in to intercept them before they could warm the person taking the holo at the time."

And then under her breath, "This guy is awful."

Re: What do you say?

[sith_happened]

"Completely awful," Anakin agreed, "but you'll have something at least this awful happen at some point. Better to be prepared."

Re: What do you say?

[chirpchirpchirp]

This would come in handy someday when she was wandering the galaxy with a Sith Lord, raising hell and plotting the demise of a twisted member of the Dark Council. Truly!

"I mean, considering where I'm from, I guess I could just point out that it's Nar Shaddaa and remind folks of the expectations put in place there by the Hutts. Bring the Hutts into things and you can generally explain away a lot of twisted cruelty all for the sake of not starting a war with the Cartel."

Re: What do you say?

[sith_happened]

"There probably really are puppy kicking clubs on Nar Shaddaa," Anakin said.

Re: What do you say?

[chirpchirpchirp]

"Founded by Hutts to preside over and watch, so that they can kick puppies vicariously through their club members," Vette agreed. "I could absolutely spin it as a public service. Kicking puppies for the sake of pacifying the Hutt Cartel, so that they don't kill us all."

Re: What do you say?

[sith_happened]

Anakin grinned. "It just might work, too."

Stupid Hutts.

Re: What do you say?

[chirpchirpchirp]

Vette nodded solemnly.

"It's an unsavory business, but somebody has to do it, for the greater good."