PHICA: Colonel Pranger! I'm pleased to see you.
PRANGER: Your offer certainly got my attention.
PHICA: It's a big piece of the pie, yes. We need your armor columns.
PRANGER: "Piece of the pie?" It sounds like we're working on spec.
PHICA: Oh, not at all. Your fee is fixed, not tied to us gaining control of the Progressives' treasury.
PRANGER: So how about 50% up front instead of the paltry 10% you led with.
PHICA: Well, we are a little strapped for cash right now.