thisavrou_ooc | Team Negotiation, Assemble!

I've read all the threads that were posted in the original OOC plotting post as possible to try and separate them into four different plans. I tried to take elements that everyone has commented with, as well as input from the captain's comments to try and flesh out actual plan proposals.

It might be easier to decide on this by voting on the plan your character is going for in the header of your comment, and elaborating on any other input IC in the comment itself. Please make sure you list something in your header or bold something in your comment so I know which plan is being voted on.

Assume a message went out from Team Leader: Clara Oswald to all members of the team on the afternoon of June 21, calling the team to meet at a set time that evening in the gardens. She will have a handwritten display of the projected plans (listed down below) and will discuss them in depth before asking for input from others. After input is given, she will hold a vote. Based on the character input, I will edit the chosen final plan as needed in order to flesh things out. If responding to this IC isn't your thing, that's cool! Just put what your character votes for and give a reason why if you want. There doesn't even need to be a reason or any input, unless your character would have something to say.

At 10:00 pm CST June 28, I will be tallying the plan that is the most popular based on comment headers and that will be the plan that Clara proposes to the captains.

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Plan Give Them Bruce as Negotiation Fodder
This plan involves using a deceptive means to convince the Caducans that they are offering them Bruce to call things equal. "Bruce" would either be a decoy or illusion, depending on the involvement of those that can provide illusions. Using Bruce to get in close to the Caducans, the group that escorts him will engage in face to face negotiations in an attempt to reason and see that revenge is a path that will not end with them feeling satisfied. An attempt at peaceful negotiations will be had, but the group will prepare to fight and for the worst if necessary due to using deception.

Plan Buy Time With a Distraction
This plan involves using a distraction (Peter Quill leading a dance off, anyone?) to catch the Caducans off guard to buy enough time to attack and demonstrate that the Moira isn't to be messed with using a display of strength that results in the Caducans being pushed back well enough that the Moira can run away and safely escape. This plan runs the risk of possibly being stalked and attacked again in the future, but could mean less people being hurt or killed.

Plan Kick Ass (Hostile Negotiations)
This plan involves using a show of sheer strength to intimidate the Caducans into being eliminated or going away. This will mean boarding their ship by force and kicking ass in order to eliminate the threat using whatever means are necessary. The team will attempt to uncover and capture the leader(s) of the Caducans and will use a threat to their lives to arrange a hostile/forceful negotiation that the Moira will be left alone. Or else. This plan could come with a high body count and pure chaos, but it's very likely the Caducans that are left won't bother them again.

Plan Talk it Out
This plan is very against using Bruce at all in negotiations. They are pro keeping a close eye on him for his own safety because you do not turn yourself over, Bruce! A designated small group of negotiators will discuss negotiations both face to face in a peaceful meeting with the Caducan leaders. This plan will rely on experienced diplomats/negotiators to come up with clever words that will convince the Caducans to listen and demonstrate that reparations and preparing for their future is an option that is more logical and the best way to remember the people and planet that they lost. The team will help arrange reparations and offer a helping hand, and push the fact that working together will accomplish a lot more than adding more deaths to their conscience.

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Elizabeth is in favor of sending a small coalition of negotiators over to the Caducan ship to explore possibilities for reparations that don't involve death of everybody involved/handing over Bruce. BUT--

She is in favor of taking a firm tone and letting the Caducans know that if they are unable to reach an agreement, the crew of the Moira is prepared to defend themselves by any means necessary. Given the crew consists of giant robots and magic users, are the Caducans really confident they'll be able to take on the crew? Are they willing to gamble their lives?

The Caducans are expecting these negotiations to take place, so a group is expected to board anyway. Equipping the negotiation team with technology that could give them more information from within the ship could help them exploit a weakness if/when things go south. Also potential for sabotage, introduction of system viruses, etc. while talks are happening.

She's very much against attacking the Caducans on their own turf. They know close to nothing about the enemy ship, including its layout and exactly how armed they are, she'll see that option as a useless suicide run.

Clara will jot down what Elizabeth is saying, promising her that mention of the firm tone and pointing out that the crew is able to defend themselves if necessary will be included. Because it's a very good idea to include that, and they need to try and limit the amount of casualties from this as much as possible.

She will also start a new chart (because she's a teacher so why not) and write Materials Needed on the top. Under it, she will write technology.

NEBULOUS TECHNOLOGY......

Because god knows Elizabeth has no idea what goes into this hacking thing. 8I

Tony's with Elizabeth on this one, and willing to consult re: the technology bit if necessary, and/or help monitor whatever information said technology picks up while the team is over there.

ALSO, and he's going to make this clear to Clara in their thread, Tony is privy to this information after several sleepless nights, which he'll want to make known to the entire team. Emphasis on the part where the Caducians don't seem all that concerned with anything but bloodshed and are about equivalently armed, to push the idea of negotiations as a tactic to give the other teams a leg up. Because a fight looks kind of inevitable, from where he's standing, but they may as well give it a good old fashioned try first.

Tony should def take the reins on the technology thing in Liz's opinion-- she has zero idea about that kind of stuff. 8Db

Also good going on getting all that info Tony, Elizabeth is simultaneously disappointed that it seems a fight is all they're going to get... and also strangely embarrassed that the Caducians don't seem terribly good at strategy.

Gaby is very much in the camp of avoiding the fighting if at all necessary - talking and setting out clear goals of what the Moira want is probably what she'd lean towards more than anything else. She already doesn't really want to be involved in this, but she'll probably say her piece at some point/help out with negotiation if needed since she's a rather objective person.

Clara, and several others on the team will probably have this covered but, Gaby also won't have a problem telling people to sit down and shut up if they're being unreasonable at the meeting.

Team Negotiation, Assemble!

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