The system encourages a 'failing forward' mentality, and I think it'd be fitting for a failed negotiation to result in this offer;

D'arcy will [i]sign[/i] a negotiated contract for the upcharge deal, if Bartholomew [i]gives his word[/i] to assist D'arcy to the best of his ability. These are, of course, the relevant binding contracts of their respective Little-types.

I don't mind handling the specific negitation-haggle speak OOC like this in this situation one bit lmao.