I think there are a number of different possibilities, one of which would be negotiating an extenstion....What form might an extension take?  Again, I think there are a number of possibilities just within that one option.  

I know you meant to write thing and not thong, its the kind of typeo I make all the time....but now you have me picturing a presentation to Third Eye with Don and crew all wearing thongs....not a mental image I'd invite others to indulge in.