I like how Gabi rolls with the punches.
I know it might seem to be strictly a part of how cute the comic is, but a fair few capitalists I've met and/or worked for are like Chief. His position lets him treat life or death matters as a game and he's more than happy to be authentically friendly with his rivals. Its really not personal for him like it is for Gabi. She is such a cool operator given the stakes.
That may be their current market rate for wooden wheels, but they could ultimately leave the chief worse off if they didn’t agree to taking on the contract for him.
good thing there are smart people around here, just don’t bother with the reinforced ones, it’s not a huge loss if they break in the fall