It seems that Pickett has decided to forgive me for the tactic I used during negotiations with Gnarlak. I felt absolutely horrible having to do such a thing but we did not have many options. Thankfully Pickett seems to understand that now and we've made amends. Of course this means the others in the branch are back to being a bit snippy with him but it's something we'll have to work on over time.
Newt's Notes