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[osreborn]

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[osreborn]

It CAN'T be? Awfully presumptuous of you.

What if we say this next Friday? Is that soon enough?

[enigmaestro]

Friday I can do. Do you have a preference of location? I would prioritize privacy.

[osreborn]

Have I shown you my labs yet?

[enigmaestro]

I do hope you're speaking in literal terms.

[osreborn]

Laboratories. Not dogs.

[enigmaestro]

Not quite the puppies I hand in mind, but to answer your question: no. Not since the out of town trip, and those weren't really yours, were they?

[osreborn]

Well, they are now. The ones I'm currently occupying. Why not meet there?

[enigmaestro]

A place of your own conception, well. Throwing out neutrality quickly, aren't we?

[osreborn]

Is that a problem for you?

[enigmaestro]

You wouldn't be swayed otherwise regardless.

[osreborn]

So that's a "yes." It's a date, then.

[enigmaestro]

Must you call it a date?

[osreborn]

Does it make you self-conscious?

[enigmaestro]

It makes me wonder if dinner will be involved.

[osreborn]

Just order a pizza if you end up hungry.

[enigmaestro]

Oh don't you worry. I doubt I'll have much of an appetite, in your company.

[osreborn]

No, we'll be too busy for that, I'm sure.

[enigmaestro]

Not what I meant.

But it will do well, to clarify a few things.

[osreborn]

Which things are those?

Or will you be keeping me in suspense.

[enigmaestro]

There's a lot of suspension that you ought to be kept in, and not all of it abstract.

[osreborn]

There you go again.

[enigmaestro]

We shall continue this when we meet then. I'd hate to be your entertainment for this evening.

06.09.14.

[slightlyoffchilt]

[-- There's a brief beat.]

Mr. Osborn? This is Doctor Chilton. [Another beat.] You've probably assumed by now that I want something from you, and indeed, you would be correct.

I was hoping we could discuss a past employee of yours. Karla Sofen ring a bell?

[osreborn]

Dr. Chilton. This is a surprise.

[ Perhaps an advantageous one, however. He pauses for a moment, his hmming practically audible. ]

What about Karla Sofen?

[slightlyoffchilt]

Out of the blue, I know. But -- I was wondering, actually, if you had any incriminating information on her. I know she used to work for you. [Thanks, Billy!] Or rather, she operated under your command.