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[avocadoatlaw]

Who: Matt Murdock + anyone!
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Wonderduck
When: When he arrives after the Shuffle


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[ Matt hates confetti, there's nothing worse for upsetting his senses than over stimulation. So he stands, waiting for the 'celebration' to pass. He'd only been in the last room (ship?) long enough to be moved along to the next, so now here he was, trying to get his bearing through a snowstorm of flying paper.

Once he does, at least a bit, he can focus on the refreshments. It's clearly party food, which seems safe enough, so he assembles his stick and moves forward. ]

I, uh, hello?

[ He clears his throat. ]

My name's Matt Murdock, and I think you all are expecting me.

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[ Later, Matt sits in front of the monitor, dark red glasses covering his eyes. He's calm, but it's clear that he's holding back stronger emotions. ]

If anyone seeing this knows me, I need to know you're here. Suffice to say, I have a few questions.

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[avocadoatlaw]

If you're offering then yes, I am definitely interested.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'll be over in a few!

[ and she is! she hasn't been to the Wonderduck but now's a good a time as any! She steps out of the cargo bay ]

Matt? I'm here, it's Kara!

[avocadoatlaw]

[ Matt hasn't moved far, he faces her when she enters. ]

You really weren't kidding when you said a few minutes! Thanks for coming.

[takingkarabusiness]

Of course! And I said the shuttles were pretty reliable.

So! Hi!

[ extends her hand for a handshake, before feeling like an UNCOOL IDIOT ]

Anyway, thought I'd prove that I'm not just digital.

[avocadoatlaw]

[ Matt can of course sense the gesture, but doesn't react. He does smile.]

I'm glad you did. I don't know that space skype is my favorite means of communication.

[takingkarabusiness]

It probably isn't anyone's. I mean, it could be, and I wouldn't judge that, but on the whole I generally think being in the same space as someone is much better.

[avocadoatlaw]

Wholeheartedly agree. I'm surprised we can even do that in a situation like this.

[takingkarabusiness]

What do you mean?

[avocadoatlaw]

All of it. Live, travel, communicate. Even without space, it's a pretty unorthodox kidnapping.

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, the augment thing is pretty freaky. I don't even know how they got in there on me.

[avocadoatlaw]

Why is that?

[ A quick listen to her internal workings confirms that she isn't human, but some of the finer points to her makeup are too foreign for him to identify. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Oh well, I'm—kind of, well not kind of, I am usually... invincible?

[avocadoatlaw]

To... everything?

[takingkarabusiness]

To most things?

I mean, we just met. I'm probably not going to reveal my weaknesses to you. But to most things, yeah.

[avocadoatlaw]

[ He understands completely, but still smiles. ]

Are you saying you don't trust me? Is it a lawyer thing? It's usually a lawyer thing.

[takingkarabusiness]

One of my most admired people is a lawyer, and sure, we have a rocky history, but it's not the lawyer thing.

[avocadoatlaw]

Good. Then fair enough. It's a little jarring now knowing who to trust.

[takingkarabusiness]

What kind of lawyer are you, anyway? Lucy is a military lawyer.

[avocadoatlaw]

A friend of yours? And defense. Mostly small gratis cases.

[ You know, and giant headliners. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

The aforementioned admired lawyer.

But being a defense attorney who focuses on free cases... that's pretty amazing.

[avocadoatlaw]

Ideally yes, but it's been brought to my attention that it's not great for keeping the lights on.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ so to speak ]

Well, yes. But sometimes sacrifices have to be made to help people?

[avocadoatlaw]

I'd like to think so, yeah. Lately it's been taking kind of a back burner, but...

[ He realizes this isn't first meeting conversation material and catches himself. He smiles. ]

But that's a story for another time. You said you had friends from here?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ her eyebrows raise. which he may or may not sense, but her voice reflects her expression ]

Raincheck on it, then.

I have a friend from home here, a friend from a different world who's here—well, actually, he's from the same world as one of my friends but I know if we'd met before coming here we would've been friends—and I've made a lot of friends here.

I'm kind of a friend person, I guess!

[avocadoatlaw]

[ Matt can't help but laugh at what is clearly an understatement. ]

Yeah, I'd say you are.