Message:  You understand that I make no further promises there and that it's not a matter of just a couple of weeks of working, right?  Even at the start.  I am paying relatively generously and neither you nor Ione get to have everything you want just because you asked.

Message:  You understand that I make no further promises there and that it's not a matter of just a couple of weeks of working, right?  Even at the high-leverage start.  I am paying relatively generously and neither you nor Ione get to have everything you want just because you asked.