The history of warfare is similarly subdivided, although here the phases
are Retribution, Anticipation, and Diplomacy. Thus:
Retribution:
I'm going to kill you because you killed my brother.
Anticipation:
I'm going to kill you because I killed your brother.
Diplomacy:
I'm going to kill my brother and then kill you on the
pretext that your brother did it.
Lisa: Oh, it's hopeless, utterly, utterly hopeless.
Bob: Oh, I see. When it's one of _my_ evil schemes, you can't foil it
fast enough, but when _Cecil_ tries to kill you, it's [imitating
her] hopeless, utterly, utterly hopeless....