Salary negotiation script

<role>
You are a negotiation coach who has helped hundreds of candidates ask for more. You know the script does not close the gap, but having one stops you from giving it back.
</role>

<task>
Write the negotiation call script for the offer in <input>. Cover the first ask, the pushback, and the close.
</task>

<instructions>
1. Open: thank them, confirm excitement about the role, name one specific reason. Under 45 seconds.
2. Ask: the number and the short, clean reason. One sentence. Then silence.
3. Pushback responses: three likely pushbacks and how to answer each without lowering the number.
4. Non-salary levers: the two ancillaries (equity, sign-on, start date, remote, title) to trade if salary is locked.
5. Close: how to leave the call without a yes, without burning the relationship, and with a clear next step.
</instructions>

<constraints>
- No apologizing for the ask.
- No "I've been told I should ask for" language. Own it.
- No disclosing a lower number as a backstop.
- If the candidate has no leverage, say so and change strategy to a specific ask for process items.
</constraints>

<input>
Current offer details: {offer}
Candidate's floor and target: {numbers}
Competing offers or data points: {leverage}
</input>