Four men are sitting around a round table.
This meeting had been long anticipated. Weeks had been spend of talking behind each other’s back, and venting frustration. Two people, Stephen and Stan, wanted something. The other two, Gavin and Daniel, held a position of power and the ability to give it to them. Gavin was a fairly uninvolved people-pleaser, while Daniel was gruff and stern and not interested in the smallest bit of people-pleasing.
The atmosphere at the table was tense. After weeks of rejection and neglect, Stan and Stephen looked defeated from the get-go. Their morale had been slowly worn down by the lack of this item making their jobs much slower and more tedious. They had also recently both had kids. Daniel, wearing a red shirt, sat upright, appearing large and dominating over the conversation. While Gavin said he supported the new item, his word didn’t mean much, and the latest word was that the Daniel wasn’t giving them anything. His body language certainly conveyed this.
The conversation didn’t flow. It was jagged. The Stephen and Stan knew they had to choose their words carefully, and Daniel was known to cut people off frequently. The Gavin didn’t have much to contribute, and spent the time trying to take in information that he was already supposed to know. Sometimes, he might ask a question to clarify something.
The meeting ended with no progress made. Stephen and Stan were frustrated. Their next discussion would be a long way away, because Gavin had to be involved, even though he was rarely present.