which explains why he pretty much stops doing the mediate-between-sides thing after a while!
It's already starting, subtly! (I read ahead, so this thread may be spoilery for the next couple chapters.) He finds out what the fuss is, finally... and he gets a phone link, finally... and he calls up Mospheira and tells them "I'll be negotiating FOR THE ATEVI in this situation, and you can join us and present a united front, or you can ignore us and be kicked off the planet by the aiji". Not "Hey, how can I help?" or "Okay, what's the official human position on this?" He is planning that they should benefit, somewhat (strong front versus the Guild, and the right to stay on the planet) but the terms he presents it in are all about the atevi, their right to be involved, and the ways it will affect them.
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Date: 2011-06-20 11:58 pm (UTC)It's already starting, subtly! (I read ahead, so this thread may be spoilery for the next couple chapters.) He finds out what the fuss is, finally... and he gets a phone link, finally... and he calls up Mospheira and tells them "I'll be negotiating FOR THE ATEVI in this situation, and you can join us and present a united front, or you can ignore us and be kicked off the planet by the aiji". Not "Hey, how can I help?" or "Okay, what's the official human position on this?" He is planning that they should benefit, somewhat (strong front versus the Guild, and the right to stay on the planet) but the terms he presents it in are all about the atevi, their right to be involved, and the ways it will affect them.
Interesting!