Practical Diplomacy, Friday, February 8, 2019

[sith_happened]

"One of the most useful skills to hone as a diplomat is the art of getting out of an uncomfortable conversation--and this is the important part--without stabbing someone."

Take a moment, kids, to feel badly for Anakin's teachers because that had been an actual lesson he'd gotten.

"You can stab yourself, but only in absolute emergencies."

He gestured around at the Danger Shop, which had been set up as the exact same reception as the first class, complete with the same appetizers and the same people because diplomacy got repetive. "I have programmed NPCs to come around and annoy you in a variety of ways. Your job is to get out of the conversations as gracefully as possible. And...go."

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Re: Mingle!

[sith_happened]

A guest who looks COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DESPITE NO ICON SPACE RLY stomped over to Vette. "Can you believe they invited him? After the last time?"

Clearly, you know what they were talking about. Right? Right?!

Re: Mingle!

[chirpchirpchirp]

"Oh,yeah, that last time," Vette replied, shaking her head. "Tell me about it."

... No, really. Go on. Tell her about it. So she'd have some clue about how to escape.

Re: Mingle!

[sith_happened]

"Not where other people could hear," the being gasped. "It might scar the little ones!"

There weren't any younglings around. At all.

Re: Mingle!

[chirpchirpchirp]

Vette was absolutely squinting a little bit at that, yes.

"Which ones are the little ones, again?"

She... didn't see any.

Re: Mingle!

[sith_happened]

"Oh, around," the being said, flapping its appendage and growing more agitated. "Not in school, where they should be, that's for sure!"

Welcome to the incoherent ranting portion of your date, Vette! Now the being was going on and on and on about "gratitude" and "younglings today" and "when I was a pupa we had to walk up five hills to get schooling--"

Re: Mingle!

[chirpchirpchirp]

"Right," Vette replied, giving a quick glance around to gauge the distance between herself and the nearest window.

No reason.

"And it was exceptional schooling too, no doubt..."

Re: Mingle!

[sith_happened]

"Oh, of course," the being said, "not like schools these days--"

And it was off again, complaining about everything that it could think of.

Run. Run away.

Re: Mingle!

[chirpchirpchirp]

Yeah, see Vette? See Vette ever so slowly inching backwards while this being ranted.

Maybe they wouldn't notice?