[Eric Hirshberg approaches Kotick's office/sacrificial pit]
Eric: Uh, Bobby? We need to talk.
Kotik: [ala generic evil emperor] Why have you come without an offering?
Eric: Uh, right... [Motions two henchmen to throw a terrified intern into the sacrificial pit] Listen, I've been talking with some of our customers and we need to change this arrangement. First, you need to get rid of the pit. We're loosing interns and thus unpaid labor. Second, we need to talk about your public persona. Quite frankly, your evil assholishness is being compared to a number of extremely evil characters, including Darth Sideous, Sauron, and Dick Cheney.
Kotik: That was what I was going for.
Eric: Yeah... listen: That has to change. I'll end on this one, but expect more of this in the future. You need to shift more resources to new IPs instead of shoveling it to the poor sods whom you've hollowed out and filled with your essence. We're loosing good talent because you remove their humanity and feed on their souls once they've proven themselves to be useful. I'm thinking this is sending a bad message...
