TBL Negotiations!

We have made it into Pongyang! So far so good! My Illuminatti backers have convinced The Beloved Leader Kim Jong Il to negotiate the release of Bill-Girl rather than just killing us all! So he decided to make it a national thing on the North Korean television station (there's only one). The entire FBG Committe was there. Some felt a little uneasy with so many machine gun packing Elvis impersonators all over the building guarding Kim, but I assured them that "... you get used to it after a while and it's like they are not even there."
Kim started off the talks by shaking my hand and apologising for sending a Ninja assassin to cut my tongue out, he said, "... I most sorry for this unpleasantness, I will try not to do it again! But, you must understand Stepohanos, that telling me no is just not an option in my country, it is a part of our culture!"
I did the coustomary bow and accepted his most gracious apology. Kim then raised his hands and said, "let the talks begin!" The hall errupted in applause. Kim then said, "I must go now, my 'People's Committee For the Retention of Bill-Girl' will carry on with the negotiations, they speak for me, they speak for the peoples of North Korea!" Once again thunderous applause!
Kim then exited the building and we sat down with his delegation, I hope these guys don't already have their minds made up!