- Jeremiah Gottwald: You handled His Highness's memorial program very well. A little too weepy for my tastes, but...
- Diethard Ried: Yes, well, the masses tend to like tearjerkers, Your Excellency.
- Jeremiah Gottwald: Spoken like a true TV man. Still, I have to acknowledge the finesse you've shown. You did well in the short time you had. One would almost think you were expecting His Highness to meet his untimely end.
- Diethard Ried: [bows] It's quite common for memorial programs to be set in advance for important people.
- Jeremiah Gottwald: Does that include me as well?
- Diethard Ried: Recent events may have bumped you up the list a bit, Your Excellency.
- Jeremiah Gottwald: I wasn't deemed important enough till now, is that it? How forthright of you.
- Diethard Ried: I'm afraid so, sir.
- Jeremiah Gottwald: Ever thought of enlisting? The army could use more men like you.
- Diethard Ried: I don't think it would be a very good fit. Not really my cup of tea.
- Jeremiah Gottwald: You prefer the civil sector, I take it. No matter...