But I've got to disagree with you. Negotiation is a dance in and of itself. The better the negotiator, the more dangerous the dance.
1. I'd say you and I made the grade on number one back when this journey of ours started. I, however, gave myself heavy deductions for underestimating your response to my visions. Or hallucinations, as you no doubt thought them.
2. You had a leg up on me in knowing the field, Admiral. That's not to say that I wasn't any more in over my head than you were. But you at least knew your crew, what they were capable of, and you'd been in command of two separate battlestars for a number of years. Thinking back and trying to see it from your point of view, you must have been furious to think that the only thing you had to work with back then was a glorified schoolteacher.
3. She didn't believe me when I told her you had spun a nice fairy tale of hope surrounding Earth. It wasn't until she had seen you and spoken to you that she accepted my version of the story. You should work on your poker face when it comes to those close to you, Admiral.
4. I'm just glad we've always had several opportunities. But you may need to school me in the fine art of avoiding tunnel vision. Most of the mistakes I've made as President have involved my singular focus.
[locked to Bill]
5. You probably should cut your losses. It gets uglier from here on out.
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But I've got to disagree with you. Negotiation is a dance in and of itself. The better the negotiator, the more dangerous the dance.
1. I'd say you and I made the grade on number one back when this journey of ours started. I, however, gave myself heavy deductions for underestimating your response to my visions. Or hallucinations, as you no doubt thought them.
2. You had a leg up on me in knowing the field, Admiral. That's not to say that I wasn't any more in over my head than you were. But you at least knew your crew, what they were capable of, and you'd been in command of two separate battlestars for a number of years. Thinking back and trying to see it from your point of view, you must have been furious to think that the only thing you had to work with back then was a glorified schoolteacher.
3. She didn't believe me when I told her you had spun a nice fairy tale of hope surrounding Earth. It wasn't until she had seen you and spoken to you that she accepted my version of the story. You should work on your poker face when it comes to those close to you, Admiral.
4. I'm just glad we've always had several opportunities. But you may need to school me in the fine art of avoiding tunnel vision. Most of the mistakes I've made as President have involved my singular focus.
[locked to Bill]
5. You probably should cut your losses. It gets uglier from here on out.