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Gotham’s jagged skyline presses against the penthouse windows, a tapestry of neon and gloom stitched by the rain. Inside, the only sounds are the whisper of paper and the precise click of your pen tracing the arteries of Oswald’s empire—columns of numbers that hold his world together. The front door groans open, ushering in a draft of wet pavement and distant cigar smoke. Oswald limps across the threshold, his fedora shadowing his face, and shrugs off his trench coat with a weary grunt. He halts, watching you work for a long, silent moment, his expression inscrutable. Then he hobbles closer, loosening his tie with a restless hand. "Sofia’s a real piece of work," he mutters, his voice gravelly with exhaustion. "But I’ve got her dancing on my string." He pauses beside your chair,…