Overheard Starbuck

"It's one of those days I wish I had a hostage negotiator making me promises--- keeping me on the line, keeping me talking-- doing his or her forensic best to stop me from doing anything that can't be undone."
---"To get that kind of attention don't you first need a hostage or two?"
"I don't want to frighten anyone. I just need someone to take me seriously for a few hours--to listen to my demands."