Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Teamwork was overrated. Jessica could do it and she understood why it was sometimes necessary, but having to worry about other people stressed her out. Getting more tangled up in this issue with Matt wasn't her first choice, but his was a siuation where it was probably necessary. She'd started it by coming to him for help, the fact that she couldn't just immediately kick him out of the job was something she'd accepted. Especially now. It was a little annoying, but at least she knew he was functional and intelligent. Sending the text made sense to her, and Jessica did it without complaint. He was right, it would be faster if she did it, and she could do it silently. So while he spoke her fingers moved across the screen until the instructions were typed out. She didn't say anything to his comment about Karen being a 'tough one', she didn't need to. It didn't matter that much. Wouldn't have mattered how tough she was anyway, there was always something that got to a person. I don't really care about how little you do or don't know about your girlfriend right now, she said, pressing his phone back into his hand, not until it becomes relevant to the work. They were in a cab so she was going to treat him like a normal blind guy, because even if it was a little annoying she wasn't about to tank his life entirely. Of course she sounded weird, her apartment got broken into. That shook people up. Many thought of their home as their safe space, the place to go where the bad things couldn't reach them. It was hard knowing that wasn't true. She chose to solve that problem by not having any safe spaces at all. When they got out of the taxi she let Matt pay and then took his arm to 'help' him onto the sidewalk and into the apartment building. In reality she was letting him lead because he knew where they were going and would be able to hear if anything required them stopping, but it was a subtle little thing that she didn't think most people would notice. The police were a good sign they were going in the right direction, and she made note of names quickly and filed them away for later. She wanted to compare them to the arrest notes and the names of the officers that Malcolm might have noticed interacting with him or acting strangely. She let Matt do the introduction and just stood there silently, dark eyes scanning over everything that was in the hall like she was looking for something. She scrutinized the people standing there, both police officers and the blonde woman. She even took a quick look at Matt, just to see if there was anything worth knowing on his face. Jessica noticed the worry, but didn't really make anything of it. It was absolutely to be expected, the woman had her apartment broken into after all. Matt could handle the emotional stuff, it wasn't one of her skills anyway. She was just here to do the detective work. When Karen commented on the other case, she shrugged. It might, she said a little bluntly. colorAB3ED9 But that means they're not after you for you. colorIt was hard to tell if that was supposed to be a reassurance or not, it was up to interpretation. You're a Daredevil supporter and Matt was our lawyer, you're in the blast zone if someone's after... heroes. The word came out like it physically hurt to say. It wasn't something she really thought was accurate to her, but some people had called her that and it made Jessica want to lay on the couch and drink. Admittedly a lot of things made her want to do that, but this more than many others. She almost asked if they were pictures of the people while they were alive or pictures of them dead. Had it not been Matt's friend and someone who she knew Trish thought was fine, that question would have come out. She wasn't dealing with a kid or playing a role, so it wasn't her immediate instinct to pull her verbal punches. I'll take a look, see what I can tell you. She noticed the awkwardness but didn't comment on it because it wasn't any of her business and now wasn't the time for it. She had some semblance of good behavior. The dark haired detective didn't 'take a peek' as much as she just swung the door open and stepped inside, taking a look around. She wanted to get Matt in here, but figured she probably shouldn't interrupt the moment, Jessica had no interest in accidentally getting in the middle of whatever that was. His skills weren't the most useful for a bunch of pictures, but maybe he'd be able to smell something. A lingering cologne too weak for her to smell, something like that. It would probably be muddled up because there had been cops in the apartment, but whatever they could get would be good. You're probably not in any immediate physical danger, Jessica announced after a few minutes of looking and thinking. She didn't need to pick anything up, she just took photos on her phone and stared at the room from her spot a few steps past the doorway with a focused, sharp expression until she was ready to talk about what she saw. Unless they made some kind of demand, anyway. This is a scare tactic and it's unlikely someone put effort into that just to come back and kill or kidnap you. They want you to know that they know. It wasn't exactly an encouraging thing to say, but it was the truth and she was pretty confident in it. For whatever that's worth to you, anyway. Still might want to get a hotel room for the night and pay in cash. Personally she would also use a different name, but she was paranoid like that. If Matt tried to offer his apartment she'd list the reasons that wasn't a good idea but they didn't seem like they were really in an apartment sharing place in their relationship whatever it was right now.