Panel 1: NORMAN OSBORN sits behind a magnificent desk in his lavish
office. Our POV for the entire page is that of the young man sitting across
from him. Norman is perusing a piece of paper – the young man’s C.V.
NORMAN: Undergrad at Wharton. MBA from Harvard. Letters of recommendation from several of your professors. Internships with Houlihan Lokey and PwC.
NORMAN: Very impressive, Peter.
Panel 2: Norman continues to read the resume.
PETE (OFF-PANEL): Thank you so much, sir. It’s always been my dream to work for Osborn. I think I can bring a lot to the company.
PETE (OFF-PANEL): Oh, and you can call me Pete. That’s what I go by.
Panel 3: Norman has looked up from his reading and is staring at the young man. There is a faint touch of a smile now on his lips. The resume is starting to crumble in his hand, which is clenching.
NORMAN: Pete. Pete. Pete.
NORMAN: Undergrad at Wharton. MBA from Harvard. Letters of recommendation from several of your professors. Internships with Houlihan Lokey and PwC.
NORMAN: Very impressive, Peter.
Panel 2: Norman continues to read the resume.
PETE (OFF-PANEL): Thank you so much, sir. It’s always been my dream to work for Osborn. I think I can bring a lot to the company.
PETE (OFF-PANEL): Oh, and you can call me Pete. That’s what I go by.
Panel 3: Norman has looked up from his reading and is staring at the young man. There is a faint touch of a smile now on his lips. The resume is starting to crumble in his hand, which is clenching.
NORMAN: Pete. Pete. Pete.
NORMAN: Petey. Pete. Peter.
NORMAN: Heh.
Panel 4: Norman puts the resume on his desk and reaches into a desk drawer with his other hand. His face has resumed its mask of normalcy and sanity.
Panel 4: Norman puts the resume on his desk and reaches into a desk drawer with his other hand. His face has resumed its mask of normalcy and sanity.
NORMAN:
I agree, Pete. I think there IS a great deal you can offer us.
NORMAN: There’s just one more thing I need you to do for me.
Panel 5: Norman reaches across the desk, offering the young man a cardboard box.
NORMAN: There’s just one more thing I need you to do for me.
Panel 5: Norman reaches across the desk, offering the young man a cardboard box.
NORMAN:
Could I trouble you to try this on for me?
PETE
(OFF-PANEL): Uhm… Of course sir. May I ask why?
Panel 6: From our POV as the young man, we look into the box, which contains a cheap Spider-Man Halloween costume.
NORMAN (OFF-PANEL): So
I can murder you and then throw someone you love off a bridge. Standard
practice, really. Panel 6: From our POV as the young man, we look into the box, which contains a cheap Spider-Man Halloween costume.
Well that's creepy.
ReplyDeleteAnd to be honest, it feels a little bit forced, too. Not the concept, necessarily, but the final execution at the end there.
Eh. Your mileage will vary, as in all things. I wanted to see if I could do an entire entry from one POV. I probably didn't stick the landing, exactly. I can see where it is a little heavy handed. Sorry you didn't dig it more. (Although I will take "creepy" as a compliment, as that was definitely part of what I was going for.)
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