A smart player could make cor an offer now it can't refuse. I don't think the IP is worthless. If the only thing they had was RD, it would warrant a share-price well above where we're sitting. The IP is going to be picked up by someone.
Bingo, food. Mood is often more important and telling than words. A replacement of sweating and anger, displacing a non-plussed exterior can be telling. Food, I bet your good at poker.