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[osreborn]

(555 - 888 - 3010)

"Norman Osborn. If you're calling about a job interview, hang up now and call [ business phone number ]. Otherwise stay on the line and leave a message. I'll get back to you when I can."

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Comments

[enigmaestro]

Aw, you like me.

[osreborn]

I loathe you.

[enigmaestro]

Well goodness, you needn't be so blatant about it. It almost seemed like we were coming towards a -- you know -- mutual understanding, rather.

[osreborn]

What were you expecting, Nygma? A dinner invitation? I rarely indulge.

[enigmaestro]

Nothing so formal, I assure you. I haven't even really done anything to you since the death trap -- which you absolutely ruined, mind, I ought to be angry with you.

[osreborn]

[ He laughs, though there's hostility in his tone when he speaks: ]

Are you?

I could have told you I'm not that easy to kill, Nygma. It'll take more than that to leave any scars.

[enigmaestro]

I wasn't inclined to kill you -- "death trap" is a bit of a misnomer in this case, I'll concede. I simply want to hurt you.

[osreborn]

I'm not easy to hurt, either. You'll have to try harder.

[enigmaestro]

You sound rather like a masochist, Norman. "Harder, harder"!

[osreborn]

I simply don't want to leave you with the wrong impression. You know how hard I am to impress.

[enigmaestro]

I know how hard you are, in general.

[osreborn]

Settle down, tiger.

[enigmaestro]

Was that too below the belt?

[osreborn]

A little presumptuous.

[enigmaestro]

Enough of a mistake to warrant punitive efforts?

[osreborn]

Who knows? Time may yet tell.

[enigmaestro]

Now who's naughty? Hint: it's the sextenarian in the room.

[osreborn]

Cute. You're not getting off the hook that easily, Nygma.

[enigmaestro]

Plenty of fish in the sea, Norman.

[osreborn]

I always prefer to be more discriminating.

[enigmaestro]

That's why people think you're the villain of this narrative.

[osreborn]

"People."

I've made my amends. I think you're the one who's the subject of the scrutinizing gaze of people.

[enigmaestro]

If you think a would-be Fortune Five Hundred business like Oscorp isn't under severe scrutiny, then you're delusional.

Oh wait.

[osreborn]

Not under the same scrutiny as the Deputy Mayor. Not even close.

[enigmaestro]

Is this your confession? Are you watching me closely, Mr. Osborn?