Filbert and Peregrine’s impromptu hostage negotiator training involved watching back-to-back showings of “Proof of Life”, mostly for Meg Ryan, but they did learn a few mediation techniques along the way: stall, promise him anything, bait and switch, switch the bait, twitch and wait. Filbert was up first. He spent three hours with his wayward son then threw his hat in the ring in frustration. Filbert had attempted a cheapskate compromise and it had backfired: 1. Yes, to point #1, if he could influence the judges. 2. No, to point #2 3. A used 30 inch TV and a 3-month VIP membership at the local Computerworld store. 4. Yes, to points #4 and 5. He was laughed out of the room. Now it was Peregrine’s turn to mollify Norbert.The beady, unblinking brown eyes scanned him intensely as he attempted the impossible: 1. Yes 2. Yes, as soon as I’m elected to the Nobel Committee 3. A 60-inch HDTV, supervised internet access, and an internship at CERN 4. Yes 5. Yes and No—the stash of mail bags must be handed over
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 08:22:38 +0000
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