Practical Diplomacy, Friday, February 15, 2019

[sith_happened]

Anakin ushered the students into a bland conference room. "Today you will be negotiating for peace with an alien species," he said. "They have brought you here," he gestured around at the table, chairs, water glasses, and whiteboard against the wall, "to plead their case as to why they had no choice but to blocade another planet's trading routes."

He rolled his eyes. "There will be a powerpoint presentation about it. Nothing I can do to save you. So...sit down and prepare not to fall asleep in public. They'd take that badly."

Comments

Find a seat!

[sith_happened]

That's its own set of negotiating, isn't it? Too close to the presentation and they'll make the dreaded Eye Contact, too far away and you might actually nod off, but if they ask you questions, you're screwed...

Pick a spot and explain why!

They're taking forever to come in, anyway. Must be a weird power move.

Re: Find a seat!

[unusual_sith]

Lana picked a seat close to the door, with her back against the wall.

"I'm choosing this seat because I've been in this class long enough to know it won't be that simple," she said.