WHO:
osreborn and
homomachinisWHERE: City Hall
WHEN: Monday Afternoon
WARNINGS: that hundred boy sure has a mouth on him
SUMMARY: Like the Mayor can resist a meeting with one of the rich and powerful in the city
FORMAT: para to start, whatevs after that
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The poor still week, the rich still rule )
"Mayor Hundred," he greeted. "So nice of you to see me."
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"Please, feel free to sit down."
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"Of course. There's nothing boring about civic matters, Mr. Hundred. As I don't need to tell you." He smirked, folding one leg over the other. "Quite the opposite, really. I'm incredibly curious about what you've been busy with."
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"Other than the impressive stack of civic duties for the dreaded holiday season, there've been a few things in the works. Anything you're particularly interested in?"
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"Assuming you can share."
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Money talked, and Norman Osborn's money spoke very loudly, so sharing a few things with him? Might go a long way. "We're actually thinking about a paperless initiative for the new year, for starters. With your business perspective, what's your honest opinion about something like that?"
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"Do you want my business perspective or my honest opinion?" Norman smirked, shaking his head once. "In seriousness, obviously depletion of resources is something we should all consider. It's especially relevant when we consider the future, but you're losing the business associations you have with the paper companies and all the people who work in them. As well as the people who can't afford computers. Can we afford to exclude such a significant demographic?"
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"More like tax breaks for the corporations that start moving digital. I don't want to exclude people from being able to use paper, but I'd think we could cut down on paper waste, maybe use it less." He waved a hand dismissively. "It's something to consider, of course. I don't want our papers to lose their ability to print, and I certainly don't want anyone to lose their jobs right now."
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"But with the frequency of blackouts around here, you may need to develop some kind of reliable method of backing up important information hardcopy, if the goal is transition from paper. More reliable and less fickle, ideally, than hard drives."
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"Speaking of blackouts, actually," he paused, adjusting in his seat slightly. "I'm interested in finding a way to establish a good backup grid. It's been what, the past three years that we've had one around the same time? Fucking clockwork, almost." He made sure his voice was level, concerned. No need to let onto the fact that he'd caused the most recent one.
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Norman tented his fingers together in his lap. "Something self-sustaining, of course. Unfortunately in this sort of climate solar power is a dreadfully over-optimistic daydream."
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It was sincere, in fact. Mitch had one problem, and it was his pride, and the pride brought on by knowing he could literally speak with every machine. Sometimes, however, he forgot that machines lied.
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"Tell me; is there any other way I could be of help to your causes?"
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"I'm sure there are plenty of ways we can help each other, of course. The power situation alone would be a great help to the city, but I'm sure there are plenty of things that could further help our citizens. You've done us a great service alone by funding the Psychiatric Hospital." He just couldn't say the abbreviation. Not to his face, it was almost too much.
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