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fandomhigh2022-09-05 12:35 pm
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2022-09-05 12:35 pm
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Diplomacy, Monday, September 5, 2022
Anakin looked like a guy who hadn't slept very well in a week and change, which...accurate, but not diplomatic to point out, kids.
"Since we got into the logistics of diplomacy immediately last week, we never really got the chance to talk about definitions of what diplomacy is," Anakin said, settling back against his desk. "Diplomacy, broadly speaking, is the art of compromise. Your goal is to make both sides--or all sides--believe they have gotten the better deal. Sometimes the best you can do is make all sides feel like they've been equally punished. If you end a negotiation with one side winning and the other side losing, the chances of you having to renegotiate very soon after is high."
He clapped his hands and his two children, Juliet and Christopher, walked into the room looking sulking. "This is Juliet--age 13, and Christopher, who's 10. They both want to be watching television on the big screen. They do not want to watch the same show." He smirked. "Negotiate."
"Since we got into the logistics of diplomacy immediately last week, we never really got the chance to talk about definitions of what diplomacy is," Anakin said, settling back against his desk. "Diplomacy, broadly speaking, is the art of compromise. Your goal is to make both sides--or all sides--believe they have gotten the better deal. Sometimes the best you can do is make all sides feel like they've been equally punished. If you end a negotiation with one side winning and the other side losing, the chances of you having to renegotiate very soon after is high."
He clapped his hands and his two children, Juliet and Christopher, walked into the room looking sulking. "This is Juliet--age 13, and Christopher, who's 10. They both want to be watching television on the big screen. They do not want to watch the same show." He smirked. "Negotiate."