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[devilsavocado]

[ Matt huffs another quiet laugh. ]

I'll have to take your word for it. And hide the paperclips, apparently.

[notthekingpin]

Smart decision.

[ there's a pause, and then, ]

Do you still want to do it? Open an office together, even after I "killed" you?

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt takes a moment to consider it. He hears those air quotes, he... some part of him can understand how a guy like Murdock would happen. Being grabbed by the Hand, missing out on a relationship with his father, Stick...

Is he beyond saving, because he's ruthless? Because he was taught to kill? And if Murdock is beyond saving, what does that say about him? Matt doesn't ever want to cross that line, but... here's a Matt who has. He's a little fucked up, but. He's still Matthew Michael Murdock, in the end. ]

I think so, yeah. I think the good we can do outweighs... that.

[ And everyone deserves second chances, right? ]

[notthekingpin]

[ It's funny to him that Matt things they can do good, but who he is to tell him other wise. He nods, then, agreeing. ]

Okay, I'm game.

[ that's a technical legal term your honor ]

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt will always want to do good, it's his core. It's his heart. It's what makes him such an idiot. It's what makes him meet someone like Murdock or Elektra and think "I can fix them" when the reality is that they always make him worse. ]

Great. I'll see what I can do.

[notthekingpin]

Good, because paper work is boring. And I'm guessing you're not really a "pay off the city official to avoid the permitting process" kind of guy.

[ Matthew, New York is unsafe. Do not go in buildings. Do not go near buildings. Nothing is up to code. ]

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt clenches his teeth. Ninjas. Ninjas did this. ]

I'm not. No.

[ Don't worry, Matt knows. He tries to stop those people, Murdock!! ]

[notthekingpin]

[ yes, ninjas did this. You keep trying to help him and see how that works out for you. ]

Then have fun with all the red tape.

[devilsavocado]

[ Nothing says Matt "Catholic Guilt" Murdock like a lost cause. ]

I will, thanks.

[ half-joking... he does enjoy this stuff, or he wouldn't have become a lawyer. ]