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[enigmaestro]

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[homomachinis]

[ Ring, ring, ring ]

[enigmaestro]

[Click.]

Ah, Mitchell. I was expecting a call from you, eventually.

[homomachinis]

We're you? Did you hear anything unusual yesterday?

[enigmaestro]

Unusual? [Theatrical beat.]

Do you mean Norman Osborn and his explicit tantrum in your office?

[homomachinis]

The fuck happened?

[enigmaestro]

He came into your office, unannounced, and then proceeded to assault me with his briefcase. It was all very unseemly.

I think he wanted to show you something.

[homomachinis]

He attacked you!?

[ Even more importantly: ] Were you in my office?

[enigmaestro]

Yes, he attacked me. It was vicious and highly unpatriotic.

[A beat.]

I was. It was necessary.

[homomachinis]

Vicious, I can bet, unpatriotic? [ a small note ]

Why was it necessary? Did you sit in my chair?

[enigmaestro]

[Evasively:] I sat in your chair, yes.

Why are you in business discussion with Norman Osborn, anyway? He was he was ahead of schedule, what is he doing for you?

[homomachinis]

You say in my chair! [ :( ]

We're working on something for the power grid, to make sure that it doesn't go down again.

[enigmaestro]

It was a chair paid for by the taxpayers, you'll get over it.

[Pause.] Oh? And you were planning to inform me, your Deputy Mayor, about this when exactly?

[homomachinis]

When it actually looked like it would work out, that's when! I only got to see one over the comms so far, it's not a good vehicle to listening to them.

[enigmaestro]

You have enough faith in this to humor him? Knowing who, and what, Norman Osborn is?

[homomachinis]

Yes. I talk to machines, remember?

[enigmaestro]

Obviously I remember, Mitchell, don't be daft. You're missing the point -- even humoring Norman Osborn is going to make trouble for you.