I think it's a really bad idea for them not to be at least a little bit self-sufficient, especially if some of them are shutting us out--
[But if Donnie couldn't sell them on the idea, she knows she doesn't have any hope of convincing them herself. So. Idea Number One is a bust. Time to move on to this new Idea Number Two.]
[Later]
[But if Donnie couldn't sell them on the idea, she knows she doesn't have any hope of convincing them herself. So. Idea Number One is a bust. Time to move on to this new Idea Number Two.]
-- but okay. What do they want instruction on?