Randomly select nine personnel. All your other personnel are stopped and this dilemma returns to its owner's dilemma pile.
"Let him stew for a few minutes, then go in and tell him that you've convinced me to meet with him one more time. Tell him I'm a loose cannon, and that he needs to be more reasonable because I'm such an unreasonable man. Lemec will want to bring his own aides aboard... pretend to be worried that I'll object, and then give grudging permission for two aides, no more."
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