Social Combat by Drake Taki & Middleton Paul C

Author:Drake, Taki & Middleton, Paul C.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Combat
Publisher: All Chaos Press
Published: 2020-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21 – Avoiding Hubris

Looking over at Cal and Lynette, Ruth could tell the two of them were panicking. In some ways, she could empathize, and for others, she had a backbone of painful experience that told her that she was not at the beck and call of the priorities of strangers.

It is a bizarre truism that parenting never ends. Perhaps at some point, the children become the teachers. For right now, these two relative youngsters have lost their ability to step outside and look at the dynamics, so it is time to do a little parenting.

Taking a calming breath, Ruth stated, “Any diplomatic courier must deal with Arani. That is not your problem, and it is inappropriate for them to ask you. Tell them that, make no apologies, simply tell them.”

Ruth heard her younger son take a deep breath in relief and start to type on his comm-unit. Satisfied that one of his challenges was addressed, she turned to one of Lynette’s.

Taking a somewhat acerbic tone, Ruth said, “If the merchants think to bulldoze you into accommodating them by lowered fees or any other type of appeasement, they obviously are stupid. I would think you would be wise to create and send an obviously canned response that says that to get into the queue for warehousing space and other services, they need to fill out a form and submit it to a specific contact.”

The young woman collapsed onto a chair as if she were a marionette and just had her strings cut. Her big eyes were focused on Ruth as the Mage continued, “Remind yourself that this is a unique opportunity for them, and they are going to try to manipulate the living daylights out of you. If you allow them to do that, you will forever have lost that power position. So just do not give in. Be rude, delay them, tell them whatever, but do not promise them anything. If nothing else, put the suckers on hold and yell for help!”

In a small voice, Lynette said, “I do not think that I can process all of these separate transactions fast enough, Ruth. I am sorry, but to meet AG standards and to deliver professional levels of response, I just cannot do it by myself.”

Ruth stood up and moved over to put an arm around Lynette's shoulders, saying with an approving tone, “I am very proud of you. Admitting that something is beyond you is incredibly important. Once a problem is identified, we can see how to mitigate it.”

“But I thought that I was good enough to have my own branch, and this says that I am not.”

Before Ruth could say anything, Pawlik interjected, “You are good enough to have your own branch office. There is nothing wrong with yelling for help when you are overwhelmed. That is why you have a Guild. It is important to the AG reputation that certain standards are met, and being able to say that you need help is all part of being a member.

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