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

She was a little surprised that worked. The man definitely knew who she was, and anyone who had been around her for more than five minutes could probably guess that Jessica wasn't the sort who worked as an assistant for a blind guy. Matt's appeal worked, which was probably good because her plan had been more along the lines of just being incredibly menacing. She scowled from a spot behind Matt, thought not nearly as threateningly as she probably could have. There'd been more than one occasion where Jessica had called herself an assistant in order to get people to give her information that she wanted. There was a specific voice for that character, pulled from memories of the most annoying girls in high school, but it wouldn't do any good here. This guy knew who she was. So instead she wrapped her arm back around Matt's and let out an at least slightly more friendly than usual yes, Mr. Murdock . She gave a gentle tug to let him know which way to walk, not that Matt actually needed it. This way. They hadn't actually told her what room Malcolm was in, but that didn't matter much to Jessica who just looked in every little window until she found the right one. Here. Now... do your thing. Legal them into letting Malcolm out. If Matt could get them to let him out until arraignment that would be good, she didn't want Malcolm spending time in a cell. He didn't deserve it. Between now and arraignment there'd be time for investigation. She was going to need a lot of whiskey and even more energy drinks. How much sleep did lawyers need? The thought crossed her mind briefly, but Jessica shoved it right out because she didn't need him for that part. This would be like every other case. Jessica would treat this like every other case she'd ever worked on. Find the evidence and provide to the lawyer. The stakes were higher than a paycheck though. She didn't really like to admit that was a thing. Paycheck was lower than vodka though, there was a hierarchy of things that she liked a lot that weren't people. That she sometimes liked more than people. ... that usually she liked more than people. I don't actually have anything to write notes on, so you better be good at memorizing. She was. But it didn't matter that much, she couldn't imagine there were too many notes that would need taking here. If he was injured, someone was going to get at least that much in return. She gripped the doorknob for a second and then pushed it open, fingers tight on the metal for the few seconds until she let go. Nothing damaged this time, but there was no way to brush off finger dents in doorknob. Couldn't explain that away as easily. Malcolm looked exhausted and uncomfortable, maybe a little bit roughed up though it was nothing serious. He hadn't been beaten, which was an immediate relief that Jessica had reluctantly accepted that she wouldn't be able to hide from Matt. Would he know that she'd just thought he was a dick? Because the fact that she couldn't hide her feelings from him made him a dick. oops a few days became too many days. I'll try not to let it happen again
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Matt could feel Jessica's posture and body language, specially so close as she guided him along. The tension of her muscles, how the breath changed pace, the trepidations of her heartbeat. He felt a bit bad for peeking, but even if it was something he could control, he could avoid, Matt couldn't help himself but peek. He just had to be mindful of not being too sanctimonious, of not poking Jessica too much, too far, even if she showed signs that worried him. She seemed to be mulling over something, but Matt felt like she had abandoned whatever she was thinking about and hurried almost indiscernibly, perhaps anticipation to see how Malcolm was. Whatever it was going through her mind, they were about to find out how Malcolm was, although Matt could already start to guess that he was more or less fine. So I guess for the lack of swearing that Mr. Ducasse looks mostly fine Matt said, even if he knew Malcolm was fine thanks to his senses and Jessica's relieved reaction. I'm your lawyer, Matt Murdock introduced himself, offering a hand to shake in the general direction he was, keeping his act. We met briefly during... that added, having seen each other in passing on the precinct in those dreadful days. It was somewhere that Matt didn't want to return, so it was better if they moved on with things. Ah... chair... Matt mumbled, feeling about for somewhere to sit down, more or less in front of Malcolm. Please, tell us what happened Matt asked gentle, no need to be rough with him unless he was hiding something, specially if he didn't want Jessica kicking his ass out of the case. Leave no details out and... he took pause, wondering if it would be appropriate to add more or not, but in the end he decided to keep running his mouth. And don't lie to me Matt's tone was less gentle and more firm, this time including only himself in the sentence, Malcolm's relationship with Jessica wasn't his concern after all, was it? There is no reason to, and it would hinder my defense he added, softening his tone noticeably. I've been told that I'm good at spotting lies as well he said with a smirk, clearly a joke for anyone that didn't know him well.
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Matt did notice something iffy about the support group, an unsteady beat, a hold breath. It was probably nothing more than just a bit of shame or embarrassment, so he thought nothing of it, trusting that in case it had any impact on the case Jessica would divulge it. A tip over two grams is certainly suspicious Matt commented, ignoring Jessica's told you so attitude. I'm gonna guess that no one in that support group is angry at you and would slip something in and then call the police, right? he asked for confirmation. That would leave us with the cop himself. Did you do anything that would warrant that cop having a thing against you? Did you recognize him? Matt questioned further, discarding options. In any case 2 grams is a class D felony at worst, so we should be able to get you out with a fine, even if it's a steep one Matt continued, tilting his head towards Jessica slightly, making her know that he wasn't done yet. Besides that, I'm going to request talking with your arresting officer so we can... Matt took pause, size him up. See how he reacts. He shouldn't even have your fingerprints on the cocaine bag so I guess we can push him easily enough even with your priors he said. The case didn't seem to have much complexity, maybe the agent was overzealous or wanted a catch to fulfill some kind of quota and saw in Malcolm an easy catch for a detention or perhaps a bribe. If we can't settle this with the arresting officer quickly by intimidating him with lawsuits... Matt commented. Is there anyone that has that kind of money close to you? Because if we want Malcolm out today either we find something dirty to use against the officer or it is going to be expensive he said. Even if they managed to get Malcolm out in the most civilized and law abiding manner, Matt almost itched to pay a nightly visit to the arresting officer. Corrupt cops were always a good target for some old fashioned vigilantism.
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

He shook his head firmly at the suggestion that it might be someone from the support group. No. Definitely not. And they're not drug related. Get that out of the way now, so Matt didn't think that was the direction to go prodding. It was basically the biggest collection of people who knew Jessica and didn't hate her, but that might have been more about what she'd done and less about them having adapted to and understanding her personality. It's a trauma support group, Malcolm clarified further. I help run it. He was good at it. It was helpful for him, but it was also close to what he'd used to want to do with his life, it felt comfortable and good. A bunch of cops don't like me. Matt could thing this was simple, but she didn't believe it for a moment. Paranoia was part of the job, and she was very good at it. Because of my job and because of the uh, incident. The one that he hadn't been part of because he absolutely wasn't Daredevil, and they'd had to think of a reason why a blind lawyer would be beat to shit that wasn't the fault of the three bruisers he'd been with. It's not the first time. I used to have a serious problem. So it was unlikely that he'd get away with just a fine this time. Jessica perked up a little at the mention of talking to the cop, because while that wasn't always her strong suit, she was very, very good at making it clear to other people that they should stop and listen to whatever it was she wanted them to. Her ability to put people at ease and gather information only worked when they didn't know who she was. Probably shouldn't threaten the police, but she might not need to. If the guy knew who she was, her presence might be enough. Jessica heaved a deep sigh. Yeah. I know someone. She and Trish were on much better terms, and it felt a lot like how it had been before Kilgrave, but that didn't mean she liked asking Trish for cash. I'll call her when you're done talking. She wasn't going to leave Matt and Malcolm alone unless specifically asked to. She wanted Malcolm out now, so he could stay at home until he had to be arraigned. They needed that time, and she needed to not feel like shit about the fact he'd be sitting in a cell. I'm offended you don't think I've got the money. She didn't look like someone who had money, and she didn't act like someone who had money. She definitely didn't lawyer up like someone who had any sort of cash to spare. The moment they weren't with Malcolm, she was going to be speaking to Matt. His ability to bust heads and appear out of the darkness like the a blind ninja with stupid costume was definitely something she could appreciate, but it wasn't going to be useful to find out why this had happened without alerting anyone to the fact that the cop was being watched. This was her thing. Now, could she use a blind ninja in a stupid costume? Yeah, probably. uuugh the site keeps needing the page to be reloaded and then doesn't hang onto the work I've done
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

The way Malcolm said trauma support and how it resonated gave Matt pause. He had been doing some digging those days, as Jessica has been doing the same on him, and even if he lacked the prowess of the private investigator, it wasn't specially hard to find the incident she had been involved in. Was that mind controlling thing real? He had seen weirder things, so he was inclined to believe it, but there was still a lingering feeling that there were huge parts of the story missing. Either way, he wasn't going to ask about it, that road would lead nowhere. The news about Malcolm having priors weren't a surprise, but for a moment Matt hoped he didn't, or at least that they weren't serious. He had to get his hands on Malcolm's file as soon as possible. The money thing seemed to be easier to sort out than expected, so Matt wouldn't have to worry about that beyond listening to Jessica grump about it. Maybe he could even get paid? Not that it was a priority, but the money he had would only last so long unless he returned to take either paying cases or the ones that Foggy passed him from Hogarth, Chao, and Benowitz. Remembering that it was precisely that way how they met, Matt wondered what was the interest they had on Jessica or why she didn't resort to them. He didn't feel he was being played, but the sensation of something unknown being so close to his grasp and yet away from his fingers irked him. It wasn't like Jessica didn't have the right to have a private life that was indeed private, the one that wandered in a mask to protect the shreds of his civilian life was him after all, but that woman was more of a puzzle than he thought at first. Hoping that the things he didn't know about Jessica Jones wouldn't be related to the case, Matt had no choice that let it rest, noticing that both Jessica and Malcolm had been silent for a bit now and his pensive silence was making everything a bit awkward. Don't talk to anyone, about anything, if I'm not present. Not even a good morning without your lawyer in the room he instructed, getting up from the chair and removing it of his way. Jessica, a word he added, tilting his head towards the door and signaling her to guide him by the arm, keeping the appearances. Malcolm may be his client, and if he and Jessica disagreed on something he would have to do what Malcolm asked, but Matt knew that it would be her the one calling the shots. What do you think? Matt asked once outside. Jessica's insight wasn't to be scoffed at, and she was the one that knew Malcolm personally. That's odd, perhaps a browser issue? Have you tried another one? I write my posts directly on the web, but some people use a word processor beforehand, maybe that could help if the issue persists
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Malcolm's file wouldn't reveal everything Matt might want it to, but it would be at least good for how his life had been before he'd gotten clean. A lot of thing were going to have to come from Jessica, and both she and Malcolm knew it. They'd just avoid it unless it became inarguably relevent. No problem. He knew most of what to do, he'd been through this before. Had a public defender last time who'd seemed to care a whole lot less, though. This time there was... whoever Matt was, and Jessica. Which meant there was something to Matt, or he was attached to someone else she knew. Matt's pay would be coming from her, though she wasn't going to necessarily tell him that. Jessica didn't like being in debt, except when it came to bar tabs and people she could ignore. Him though? No, she'd pay him what she could because she wasn't going to be indebted to him . She didn't really like to ask Trish for money either, but she did it on a regular basis because it was the kind of bad feeling that could be squashed by alcohol and self serving logic. It didn't make her feel worse about herself than anything else did in life. She had gotten things a little bit under control, but it was a long way up and she wasn't trying all that hard. Liquor, sleep, and fist fights were all easier. Yeah sure. She pulled herself out of the chair with a look of severe disinterest, though she knew that facial expressions were entirely pointless with Matt. Once he was standing as well, the dark haired private investigator took his arm gently, guiding him out of the interrogation room. Closing the door, she leaned against it almost protectively. Maybe Matt would want to move farther away so there was no chance of Malcolm trying to listen in, but she trusted him and she wasn't going to go anywhere that she couldn't get to the door before someone else. Call it overprotective, call it paranoid, she didn't care. You know what I think. I think there's half a dozen people who'd like to hurt me who would be too scared to come after me face to face. Cops don't like me, people who pay me to find out secrets don't like me, you and Danny introduced me to a bunch of crazy political ninja, take your pick. Yeah, she was blaming both of them, because both of them had known about it ahead of time. Sure she was suspicious, but suspicion was part of the job. It was what made her good at what she did. He work a devil costume and ran around the streets at night, he didn't have the right to call her out on it. He was objectively weirder with more concerning behavior. I guess there might be a drug dealer or two who wouldn't be happy with Malcolm, but they seem less likely. Nothing is ever going to be as simple as we want it to be. Not that is probably ever had been, but there was no going back at this point. They'd blown up a building that had a portal to another world or... something. She was a little unsure on what K'un-Lun actually was, and hadn't bothered to research it. If it became relevant again, she'd come in well equipped with knowledge but right now she was leaving that to Danny. It was a hole she didn't want to go down.
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Once they were out of the room, Matt was caught unaware by Jessica's take on the situation. Was she right? She was probably right and it was someone after her and not after Malcolm the one that had set that in motion, but who they were and how much they knew was a mystery yet. Matt wanted to keep it professional, to keep it calm, but the events of Midland Circle were too close to ignore. So it's me and Danny yeah? Matt hushed, getting closer to Jessica so she and only she could hear. You could have left. Well, you did leave he hissed on her ear. Being that close to Jessica was akin to approach a live wire, Matt could almost smell the sparkles and it was a matter of time until he got shocked. But you did return, running over those same ninjas with a car Matt reminded her. And it wasn't for me or Danny, was it? he asked, knowing well that there was, there had been something between Luke and her. Some history, some past. Maybe a relationship, maybe one of those debts she hated, but something. Matt also knew that he had gone too far the moment he said it, there was something about Jessica that pulled him to her orbit, almost pushing him to act with the same honesty she did. Or perhaps it was just him, and Jessica's attitude was an excuse to get some parts of him that rarely saw the light out in the air. Matt backed of her, giving Jessica space before she took it by her hand. That was out of line, sorry he admitted. But you are probably right, if someone is after you we won't solve it with daily technicalities. Maybe I can handle the paperwork while you get the bail money... he insinuated more than instructed, knowing not to step out of boundaries twice in a row. And we can look at the issue from... Matt paused, tilting his head, listening to make sure nobody was close. Another angle he suggested, feeling the itch on his knuckles again, feeling that need to vent building up inside him after being rude with Jessica.
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

As Jessica planted her hand on Matt's chest, pushing him back in a firm and unflinching way, he couldn't help but feel he had overstepped but also a bit of admiration. He knew what she could do, or at least part of it, as she always seemed to be holding back a bit. But that touch? That restraint over herself? For a woman that tended to seem like a mess and acted in such a brash way, her awareness of her power and how she used it was admirable. Of course, it wasn't like Matt was to give out any awards for not crushing him like a peanut, but the fact that she could do much more and still elected not to, remained. It was hard to make both her reputation and facts like those mingle, so Matt wondered how much it was true, and if she did kill someone, he knew for a fact that they had it coming. Even if he didn't share the sentiment, he had been close to doing it himself, so the sinner Matt Murdock was well aware of the temptation. When her hand abandoned his chest, Matt adjusted his tie and shirt. They had been somewhat crumpled to begin with, but Jessica's calm push didn't do his wardrobe any favors. I can drive. Although you'd have to tell me what color the traffic lights are Matt added to the joke, understanding that it was time to stop that grudge dance and do their work. I'm fine with doing it your way, I just want to help he commented. It was the reason she had come to him, right? So he could help? He wasn't going to say it out loud and start yet another cat and mouse game, so he just fell in line for the time being. Yeah, I'll do that, won't be hard to find he nodded, agreeing to deal with the boring paperwork stuff that was his task. As Jessica did whatever calls she needed to get the money, Matt dealt with the bail and release paperwork he had contended with a thousand times. It was just procedure, but the fact that the arrest was a move against Jessica, or so it seemed, made it all the more tiresome. When Jessica returned, things were sorted out already, just a few details more about the money, a couple signatures and they would be able to take Malcolm home. That made Matt wonder, if it was that easy to get him out, what was thinking the one that targeted him? A distraction? A warning? Matt felt uneasy not knowing what was going on, and hoped that Jessica's way did bring some light to the issue.
Thread: Hero Business [Defenders -- Sigr & Virginia]

Done with the bail paperwork, Matt had nothing for Jessica when she returned with a plan that included packing Malcolm over and getting into a bar. He certainly sympathized with the idea of getting hammered, but he couldn't afford it, not without turning into someone he didn't want to be. They aren't talking about it Matt said, having caught on the chattering going around the place. The cops are either doing their things or worried about your presence, but nothing on Malcolm or any misdeeds. A rotten apple, I guess he said, chalking the issue to some corrupt agent instead of the whole system. Matt debated if he should go with Jessica to the bar or leave her be, when his phone ringed. Karen. Karen. Karen... the monotone voice said, identifying the caller as Karen Page. One moment- Matt asked, taking a few steps away. Hello Ka- Matt greeted, knowing at the moment that something was wrong. Even through the phone Karen's breathing sounded restrained, held back, as she usually did when trying to appear calm when she was scared to death. What happened? he instantly asked. Some-someone has been in my home. The police is here Karen stuttered, clearly affected. I'm... I'm fine, but can you... can you please come? she sounded affected, making Matt's heart rate jump and him to move as soon as Karen ended the call. Whoever they are, they are going after us Matt informed Jessica. Something happened in Karen's house he said. Matt didn't even took the time to explain who Karen was, or why did she matter for him, too eager to go with her for that. If Jessica bothered to look into him when they stumbled with each other she would already know who she was, but that didn't occur to Matt. He noticed that a guard was already moving to release Malcolm. They are letting Malcolm go, lets pack him to safety and get a cab he said, pacing in circles, a caged dog. We will figure out an ending along the way, it will probably entail releasing some pent up stress in the form of a lot of punching. Lets put Malcolm into safety and move to Karen, so I can reveal what happened at her home. Matt will me a hectic mess along the way.