Overview: Gideon had seen a group of people taking pictures of him on Black Friday while he fought remnants of the Herald's forces, and they seemed more interested in him than the combat.
- Diplomacy lore: Were they monetizing Gideon's operation?
- Universal insight: What was the story/what will the story be?
- Diplomacy lore: What serves them better?
- Arcane philosopher: Should we expect a follow-up encounter?
- Academics lore: Who's running this?
- Digression: What are they going to want?
- Basic academics: Would offering an interview be good?
- Universal insight: Would tapping into lingering hatred for the Herald help?
- Universal insight: Would running a counter scoop be effective?
- Basic insight: What would happen if Gideon leaned into it?
- Universal insight: How will the above affect Beacon?
- Head in the Clouds: What is the right balance?
- Universal insight: What would it take to not run the story?
- Universal insight: How much time before the story runs?
*This would imply that you could stage a story where both sides would win, though of course you would need to have a middle ground for something like that, and it didn't seem as though there was much that was able to be given up.
**Only public-facing, not under the table. More of a "we can't be seen helping you in public" punishment than war.