Theatrical Muse246, What are the five steps to a successful negotiation?

[singindemonhq]

This ain’t my kind of topic,
I ain’t no diplomat.
I don’t negotiate too much.
That ain’t where Gigs are at.

I guess the steps are,

1, know what you want.
2, If you decide to raise the ante, be sure they know which parts of the deal are negotiable.
3, know what they want and what they hope to get out of it – and at least try to take account of that…
4, Know your rights - and when to be prepared to cut your losses and get out rather than get landed with something that you’ve got a right to, but you do not want.
Best if you can force them to do what you want, anyway.


Hell, I’m into truth, I ain’t no negotiator. I should have put, “Make sure you understand each other. Get the communications straight, first.” That can be a real problem in inter-dimensional negotiations, I could tell you stories ….



Tentacle Talk


The hermaphrodite squids from Giota
Were a problem to linguists for years.
They revealed not a single iota
of their motives, their dreams or their fears.

The translators were sure of their verb forms,
but the squids won't respond to "Good day"
and to "Greetings", "Good health," or "'Ware hailstorms"
They turn scarlet and go on their way.

One researcher had had a tough morning.
So he said, "My whole time here has sucked.
I've been trying to talk since year's dawning -
now I'm telling you - go and get f*cked!"

The squid flushed bright turquoise with pleasure.
For that is the greeting they heed,
One should always tell squids from Giota,
One considers them so fit to breed!

The story has spread through Giota,
That a human had manners to greet,
Even under-sized squidling biota
in the way that the creatures think sweet.

But they know understanding was fleeting,
Now, when humans offer to mate,
Squids remember, it's only a greeting -
never reach out to reciprocate!

So the proper response made to humans
is one that the leaders have plotted.
When polite humans signal of mating,
polite squids respond with, "Get knotted!"

Muse, “Sweet” the singing demon,
Fandom, BTVS
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