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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 13, 2010 17:50:08 GMT
Jerry was waiting outside the main office of Norman Osborn. The guy who was supposed to interview him had called in sick and so he had to come and interview the head of Oscorp. He was sitting in a chair, with a notepad and a dictaphone resting on his lap and a pen being spun around between his fingers. Osborn was busy with ... something apparently and his secretary had asked him to wait until he came back or finished what he was doing, she clearly had no idea what he was up to and was ergo a pretty bad secretary.
Jerry sighed and looked at his watch, he was going to be late at this rate ...
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 13, 2010 18:03:05 GMT
Things had definitely gone from excellent, to alright, to bad, and then to worse. Norman was ready to punch through a wall or two because he had been too stupid to take all the necesarry precautions. Not only that, the testing subject being Cletus Kasady complicated matters quite a bit. However, he would have to calm down before tackling this latest development. Someone from The Daily Bugle was coming to interview him, and he needed to make sure he was the epitome of perfection. Seeing the CEO of OsCorp geeking out in the newspaper would be disastrous for OsCorp.
So, he paced, he swore, he even tried out his frustration on a punching bag, and everything was at least disguised enough for him to go and meet the reporter. Rising out of his Goblin cave, he made for his office, only after realizing he was five minutes late. The interview would have to go perfectly at this rate, he didn't want to be known for tardiness. As he turned a corner, he saw what appeared to be an older man waiting outside the door to his office. He approached the man, holding out his right while opening the door with his left.
"I am gravely sorry for making you wait, please step inside."
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 13, 2010 20:27:20 GMT
"Not a problem," Jerry smiled, taking Norman's and shaking it. Jerry stepped into the room and looked around. Very nice, he nodded and smiled at Mr. Osborn. Jerry sat down at a chair in front of a desk and placed his dictaphone on top of it.
"Mr. Osborn, would you like to begin?" He asked,clicking the pen and opening his notebook up.
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 13, 2010 20:35:35 GMT
Norman followed the reporter into his office, taking his time getting around his desk to the lush chair behind it. He would have to walk on eggshells as he talked, making sure to avoid things that might connect to his new alter-ego, the Green Goblin. Not only that, he wasn't sure how much the public was aware on the details of Casady and the incident earlier this week, so he would have to take it easy.
"Mr. Osborn, would you like to begin?"
Norman nodded to him and painted a smile onto his face. "OsCorp is glad to have you here, so welcome. We have been pushing our funding, both private and military, to the limit in order to bring our buyers the best of what they want. We are one of the leading government contractors and are looking to break new ground into the private sector. Are technology is cutting-edge and we only hire the best. Is there anything specific you would like to know about, Mister..." he let the sentence trail off, hoping that it would be clear enough to the reporter what it was that he was digging for, a name.
Hopefully, if he just didn't mention anything concerning his concerns, the subject might be avoided.
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 13, 2010 23:23:13 GMT
"OsCorp is glad to have you here, so welcome. We have been pushing our funding, both private and military, to the limit in order to bring our buyers the best of what they want. We are one of the leading government contractors and are looking to break new ground into the private sector. Are technology is cutting-edge and we only hire the best. Is there anything specific you would like to know about, Mister..." Osborn finished speaking letting the sentence hang in the air. "Carstair," Jerry told him "Jerry Carstair, sadly Mr. O'neil has taken to his bed with the flu,"
He looked from the almost illegible handwritten scrawls he'd just made on his notepad and smiled at Mr.Osborn. "So, speaking of annoying bugs," Jerry had to suppress the huge smile he had in his head, he was quite proud of that nice little link "What do you think of this "Spider Man" who's been cleaning up the city streets?"
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 14, 2010 0:52:42 GMT
"What do you think of this "Spider Man" who's been cleaning up the city streets?"
Oh, a touchy subject. Of course, Norman hated the meddler, but he could not lead onto this. Largely, the public was divided and there would be no reason for the CEO of OsCorp to hate Spiderman with a passion. If he happened to be the Green Goblin, however, that's a different story. He must choose his words carefully.
"Of course, in an ideal world there would be no need for Spiderman. However, this world is far from ideal. New York's finest obviously can't handle the escalating crime rates, so perhaps the action he is taking isn't quite the horror some might portray it to be. Despite this, I am still a firm believer in the law, and therefore am forced to conclude that he be brought to justice. He seems to be some kind of example to those who have taken similar action, and I am sure his presence endangers the occupations of some of our grand city's emergency personnel. Perhaps the city would be served best if he turned himself in, or at least gave up the act."
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 14, 2010 18:40:38 GMT
Jerry made sure he got the notes down. just the individual words "Law" "Vigilante" "Perfect World" it was all being recorded anyway he was just doing it to look busy.
"But what about the Super-villains?" He continued looking up at Osborn "The Police aren't equipped to deal with Green Goblin or Carnage but Spiderman, Daredevil and even that nutjob the Punisher are," He put the notepad on the table and got his pen out "If they've got the power then why not use it for good?"
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 14, 2010 18:56:51 GMT
Ah, it would so appear that this reporter seemed very interested in these super-beings, but honestly, who could blame him? Well, Norman wouldn't be caught on either bad note, he is sure that his manufactured opinions are concurrent with the bulk of the public.
"Of course, these 'super-villains' may deserve some kind of special treatment from the law." Hook. "That is why we cannot break the law to deal with them. If these vigilantes would perhaps work with the police, become officers themselves, that would be much preferable to the current situation." Line. "And, OsCorp is willing to do its part. We are developing weapons and other technology in this day and age to help combat these new evils. Our military funding, most of it, is going straight into the defense of the Big Apple." Sinker. Tony Stark couldn't have done it better himself.
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 14, 2010 23:12:28 GMT
Now that was a good answer. What a good citizen and valued member of the community Norman Osborn was making himself out to be. Jerry wrote them down, he'd considered that option when he became the Thunderer, but there was a sort of ... allure of punishing someone himself, and the feel of leather and spandex.
... That came out wrong.
Anyway on with the interview. "So are you saying that, if you got super powers yourself you'd join the police force?" Jerry asked scrawling down "Superpoliceman!" on his notepad (exclamation mark and all).
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 14, 2010 23:39:29 GMT
Norman didn't like the road that this interview was taking. Perhaps he should break it off soon if Carstairs kept playing so close to Norman's alter-ego. The fact that he might know remained very unlikely, but a subtle person might play suchly. If the secret ever got out, OsCorp, and Norman himself, would be in a deep mess.
"Well, a number of variables would go into my desicion. Surely, I would at the least aid the law in its valiant efforts, only at their request and under their supervision, however. My first priority is serving the people of the world as best I can, and I believe, with my skill set, the best way to do that is the way I have been for years, as CEO of OsCorp."
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 15, 2010 0:25:09 GMT
He was a good public speaker Jerry would give him that. Time to change the subject to something that might make him squirm a bit more. "So, do you read the Daily Bugle?" He asked, not waiting for an answer he continued "Thaaaaaaaaat's great so you may have seen that a couple of photographers were taking pictures of police cars and heavily armed officers care to elaborate on what happened," He turned the Dictaphone around so that the STOP button was in front of him and as far away from his interviewee as it could be "Care to elaborate?"
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 15, 2010 0:53:32 GMT
And there it was. Obviously, the previous questions (hot topics of the day) were just to give him a false sense of security. Here is where everything got down to business. Norman knew plenty that the event was when Kasady had escaped and everything went downhill. He had to think wisely before he answered, but he couldn't appear to take too long or surely Carstairs would notice the hesitation. So, he set a grim smile on his face, something that said "I will tell you, but I'm not happy about it".
"Alright then, here is what happened." he paused for a moment and took a deep breath, "One of my employees made a mistake in a testing lab and ended up transferring a chemical into the experimental weapons facility. The results were catastrophic, resulting in several injuries and a small explosion. Earlier in the week, some criminals calling themselves 'Venom' and the 'Green Goblin' had broken in here and done so damage, so upon hearing the explosion, I assumed they were back. Therefore, the police were called and I asked them to bring heavily-armed back-up."
Ah, very nice. Not only that, he managed to establish the fact that the laughing lunatic was in fact an enemy of OsCorp. Perhaps he could put a good spin on this....
[OOC: *Edit* Just fixing a grammar mistake I spotted.]
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 15, 2010 20:21:09 GMT
Jerry was quite impressed at how well he hid his disappointment. He'd actually been hoping for blood, death and violence (that made interesting reading) but no. The break in could involve something interesting.
"Sorry to hear about that, did anything get stolen?" He asked.
He was sure he'd heard of the Green Goblin somewhere, wasn't he the nutjob with the glider? Venom he couldn't remember though, anyway he readied himself to take notes.
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Post by Norman Osborn on Dec 15, 2010 20:29:04 GMT
Norman felt overjoyed inside, but made sure to keep the emotion from showing. The lie had been completely bought! This was turning out well, and he only hoped that the whole interview would be taking the correct direction. At the very least, it seemed to get Carstairs off of the idea of bringing up super-people.
"Nothing was stolen, it would appear that their only objective was to break some things and cause some chaos." Norman took a deep breath and was suddenly struck with brilliance. An incredible move that could put him in the anti-Green Goblin camp forever. Of course, now would definitely not be the time to institute it, but he would definitely have to look into it. "OsCorp has had substantial time to recover, however, and we are virtually completely back up to standards."
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Post by Jerry Carstairs on Dec 16, 2010 0:04:15 GMT
"Nothing was stolen, it would appear that their only objective was to break some things and cause some chaos." Jerry was a bit suspicious of this but didn't show it. Two super powered individuals showing up just to cause havoc? Not a chance he could always snoop around later. "OsCorp has had substantial time to recover, however, and we are virtually completely back up to standards."
For now just get off the subject, don't look like you're digging for dirt. Jerry scribbled down some illegible doodles while he tried to think of his next question. After three or four seconds he got one. "So, your son, Harry, hows he doing?"
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