It seems he did. He officially got what he wanted all along, and what DeMorel said was flatly off the table a mere two pages ago.
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Yeah, signed and booking it so Demorel can't take it back once he realizes what he just did.
I wonder if besides the 51% thing there's a specific reason for 17 or I'm just overthinking it
Back in the strip where he proposed the number
◊, "Ten percent! That's not even a prime number! It's divisible by two. Seventeen, that's a prime number."
I think it's a bit of a nod to how human brains are prone to choosing "round numbers" when they pick one they're comfortable with, but when pushed to pick a random number, they usually go for primes. 37 and 73 are supposedly the most common ones for 1-100 because they're not at the beginning, middle, or end, and both digits are also prime, so it feels more random.
Edited by FuzzyBoots on Mar 18th 2024 at 10:37:54 AM
New page
◊.
Okay where did that come from? Did the guy just make a typo in his contract?
Edited by Adannor on Mar 19th 2024 at 2:21:41 PM
I think the implication is that he tried to negotiate with Sam, and wound up with a worse deal in the end.
I have no idea how he could fall for the same trick but Sam going from seventeen to three times seven is a hilarious idea.
Still not sure where "21" came from.
I'm gonna wager a guess and say that Sam fast talked him while he was signing or rewriting the contract but this time it can hold up since it's in writing
"Sure, seventeen is too little, so we'll make it seven, three times seven..."
"Fine, three times seven is a deal... DAMN IT, NOT AGAIN!"
My Head Is On Fire
Wow, he let Sam pull a fast one on him not once, not twice, but thrice?!
… Mr. De Morel may not be outrageously incompetent, but his stinginess does seem to make him a bit of an idiot.
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
Just because I am an optimist, I'm still hoping for a possibility that he simply realized that Sam actually is coming up with some good ideas, and made a negotiation that puts more of the station in Sam's hands, but will also ultimately massively benefit everyone.
Not banking on it, of course, but it would be a nice surprise.
I'm helping!
Given his expression, I'm guessing not.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Eh... can't be easy on a person to admit that someone else is doing their job better than them.
That's why the reluctance
Good bartender.
My Head Is On Fire
Something something ”dying a hero” ”becoming a villain.”
(Though I wouldn’t call him a villain, either - Just stingy to a detrimental degree)
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
He's... actually doing pretty well at it, at least in hindsight.
He recognized he was wrong, at least
My Head Is On Fire
The world would be a much better place if people in general and especially people in positions of power were as self-aware as De Morel.
Edited by MagmaTeaMerry on Mar 25th 2024 at 3:28:43 PM
My AO3 profile. Let sleeping cats lie and be cute and calming.
What's worse than being on fire?
◊
Isn't being on fire super painful
But more often survivable than hard vacuum.
Did Sam sign it or?