Also a neologistic form found in 'business English' and a few select sectors of academia in the humanities (although there it mostly crops up when people are talking epistemology and semiotics).

Um. About the fic. >_>;;

This was actually gorgeous and hilarious and gen-ish, and while I adore your kink writing, I definitely prefer gen on the whole. What I liked best was the way you portrayed the international climate--no longer frozen toward America, but also aware that there has to be a conscious and clear extension of the diplomatic hand. (And I also liked the idea of America refusing it, but maybe that's because I'd like my nation to focus on domestic issues for a bit.) All in all, a jolly good show!