my guess is there's a big game of chicken on both sides of table with hopefully several bp's (at least two)..
hopefully sk and crew now realize that hopes and dreams can be wiped away in seconds... many players working on the holy grail and one PR could screw things up... same with an earthquake... or a bad employee making a bad batch.... we've had enough bad luck (or bad decisions) leading to bad luck
so lock down some decent money before the river card is played..
6 mil options doled out, 8 mil more in the hopper and change of control sets them free...