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[not_rockman]

"Does talking things over ever actually work for arguments about anything remotely important?"

"Alternatively, how safe is your job?"

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[skjam]

It does, but all parties to the talking have to seriously want to solve the disagreement, or at least find a compromise.

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[not_rockman]

"I guess. But there's not much of a problem in the first place if that's true."

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[skjam]

Oh, it's still a long, hard row to hoe, believe me. Negotiation is a learned skill, and sometimes the sides start very far apart.

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[not_rockman]

"Yeah. Makes you wonder what the point is, huh?"

[clever__fool]

"Not in my experience, no." Then again, Li is thinking of the sort of arguments that start wars and get people killed.

[not_rockman]

"That's pretty much what I figured."

[gamy_2016]

Sometimes. Mostly? Kicking their butt'l work.

[not_rockman]

"Yeah. Which is why it's real handy to skip straight to that step sometimes."

[papa_to_asobou]

"I certainly like to think it does, but unfortunately that's not always the case. Sometimes people just don't have the sense to talk things out," he sighed, he hated times like that where people either would not or could not understand what he was trying to do.

"I'd like to think it's relatively safer than most military jobs, but I can't. Not truthfully, at any rate. I may be the head of the investigations department, but that doesn't mean I'm still not at risk for anything." Such as dying, he would rather that not happen to him.

[not_rockman]

"But if they did, you think they could reach a decent settlement?"

"Investigations sounds just as dangerous, yeah. Um... if you don't mind my asking, why did you join the military?"

[papa_to_asobou]

He nods, "Of course they could, if you put enough effort in to trying to make one. Nothing's ever perfect, but I think that's what makes people try the best they can is its imperfection."

He chuckled, "Now why would I mind that? I guess it's partially because my grandfather was a military man, as were both my parents. Mainly, though, I like the challenge it presents me and I have people I need to protect."

And in typical Hughes fasion, his demeanor changes immediately as he goes into picture-pimping mode. "Would you like to see a picture of my daughter?! She's only the cutest little thing the world has ever seen!"

[not_rockman]

"Hm. I really hope that's true... I'd like to think so, anyway."

She grinned. "Some people don't like questions. But people to protect I really here you on. And it is good to challenge yourself."

"Alright?" She blinks, a little taken aback by the suddenness of the question.

[breakimpulse]

"Depends on the problem, depends on the people involved." Chrono's seen enough problems resolved both ways.

"Not very, but someone has to do it."

[not_rockman]

"Doesn't it always?"

She just nods in response to the second answer. "You too, huh? So, what do you do with your time?"

[breakimpulse]

"Sometimes we get the big issues resolved in committee...and sometimes nothing gets done until somebody disobeys orders and just goes to do something."

He nods. "Yes, me too. I work for the Time-Space Administration Bureau. When I'm not busy neutralizing large-scale magical disturbances and going after those responsible, I'm filling out the associated paperwork." He doesn't seem to be sure which part is worse.

[not_rockman]

"You have the most efficient commitee I've ever heard of, then."

She makes a face. "Ouch. Paperwork."