Learning Functional Programming in Go

Decisions determine state transitions

If Larry, in good faith, communicates the following to Lucy, which path will Lucy take?

To be clear, I'm simply asking for more time to pay or for you to allow me to make scheduled payments directly to you without going through the court system. Your thoughts? Larry

It's obvious that these two will eventually get from A to C, but which path is the shortest? Which path is more costly, both in terms of time and financial expenses?