Time-off

And lightenment early this morning!  Letting us appreciate it

So like in mediation, when in the fury of discussion, the mediatoreferee calls for a time-out. In extreme cases, to avoid further and even physical violence, the session can be reset for another day.

However, in manageable circumstances- and disputants, the mediator may opt to see the disputants separately. To be fair, they can toss coin as to whose turn is first.  The second disputant leaves the room in the meantime.

During this one-on-one caucus, the mediator seeks common ground between the two sides or at least their least common denominator, as it were. After the second disputant's caucus with the mediator, the latter compares his notes on the two caucuses for some middle ground.

In an optimistic world, a just and fair settlement is reached after these negotiations, arrived at freely by both sides who commit to abide by them.