You're right - Hussie is not a good negotiator.... because they're an artist. They're deliberately going against their lawyer's advice to try and do something nice, so of course it's not going to be standard. They WERE holding their lawyer back! They were being very upfront as to what the situation was! You're upset that apparently Hussie wasn't forthcoming enough but also upset at every piece of information that was shared about the overall situation? What exactly do you know about what's "usual" for NDAs in the arts industry - we all know that you at least aren't an artist. As someone who HAS been brought in on several projects... it actually is pretty normal! Gio didn't like them because he's not a real creator, he's a fandom blogger, which means that his trade is gossip and second-hand information. What he finds actually valuable is what information he can get from other people, so yes he would naturally have issues with an NDA (that is vital when dealing with someone you know is a leaky faucet already) that apparently every other member of FRAF/HICU didn't!