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bakerstreet2016-10-13 05:54 pm
socketeer) wrote in bakerstreet2016-10-13 05:54 pm( picture prompt meme )
 the picture prompt meme I — Comment with your character.
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socketeer) wrote in bakerstreet2016-10-13 05:54 pm
the picture prompt meme I — Comment with your character.
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Can't really be sure until I find out who they are. But I could probably make a couple of educated guesses. [ He raises his chin in the direction of the guys sprawled on the floor. ] Whoever it is you're pissed off about, you realize you're not doing him any favors, right?
[ He can't see the silent snarl one of them shoots in his direction, but he doesn't need to. They're probably twice as angry now. Once they've been processed and released on bail (he'll press charges but there's no question that they'll be back on the street in a couple days), Daredevil will have to pay them a visit. Otherwise they'll be after Foggy next, and Matt can't let that happen. ]
Ask for Mahoney if you can get him. He's a good guy. [ The sting of broken skin calls his attention to the couple of places on his face where their punches landed. ] Got any ice?
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[Luke pulls out his cell phone and dials for the cops while going back behind the bar to grab some ice and stick it in a baggie. He hands that to Matt as he asks for Mahoney, and then gives his report on what happened.
The call doesn't last for long, especially when he mentions Murdock being attacked.]
They'll be here any minute. [Much to the 'joy' of those guys on the floor, he's sure, but Luke knows how it is too. That they'll probably be out again, and might come for him next time.
Bad idea if they try it.]
We'll give our statements, and, well. I'll be happy to walk you home after closing up. If you want.
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He'll have to be sure and add this place to his patrols for the next while. He owes Luke at least that much. ]
Yeah, I uh... I appreciate that. [ Actually he really doesn't want an escort home, but it would be too suspicious if he insisted. And he's not about to call Foggy or Karen.
The cops are there in record time, and Matt feels guilty pulling strings the way he did. But he's not the only one in danger from these guys. It doesn't take long to give their statements, either; Matt 'brags' some about getting a few good punches in, and mentions how incompetent they seemed. He has a hunch that Luke might prefer to avoid a lot of attention being brought to his fighting abilities.
Matt can't resist mentioning it, however, as he's pulling on his jacket after the police have cleared the scene. ]
Not that I could see much of what happened, but from the sounds of it you're a hell of a fighter. Boxer?
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The lawyer has something to say about it, however; much more justifiably since he'd been there during the whole thing. Luke's glad he can't see the way he frowns and doesn't meet his eyes when he answers.]
Yeah. Learned a bit when I was younger and then later on from a friend.
[It's not a lie, but he doesn't mention his police training and definitely has no intention of talking about the serious fighting ring he'd been forced into while in prison.
Putting on his jacket as well, he waits for Matt before leading him out the door.]
You think that stuff's all behind you, and then, well... [He shrugs, then sighs when he remembers that the guy can't see.] You get reminded.
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[ It's a way of finding common ground and explaining away his own fighting abilities, as limited as he hopes they appeared.
He uses his cane to navigate, just resting his hand on the back of Luke's elbow, since he doesn't know what the guy's personal bubble might be like. It's obvious he's not big on talking about himself; Matt wonders what 'stuff' he thought was safely in his past. He nods in understanding, though. There are things he'd once thought were buried in time, too. ]
Nothing ever really stays in the past. [ He pauses, thoughtful, hoping he's not making a mistake by pursuing the topic a little further. ] So, question for you: who do bartenders go to when they need to share their troubles with someone?
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[But even giving that information doesn't seem to sit well for him. An ordinary person wouldn't be able to pick up on his increased heart rate just by dipping his toes into conversation related to himself and his past.
He does have to agree with Matt's comment, however, even if it makes him uneasy as well.] Guess not.
[Leading him isn't a problem for Luke, and no one gets in their way while he does. If anyone wanted to give Matt trouble on his way home, they're obvious seconding guessing that.]
A bartender's troubles aren't too interesting, usually.
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I want to say that neither are a lawyer's, but obviously that isn't true. And, I also don't believe you. Everybody's troubles are interesting in this city.
[ The streets are crowded at this hour, but it's well before last call and there are people out and about. It doesn't escape Matt's notice that they all give the pair of them a wide berth. ]
I should hire you as a bodyguard.
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He gives his own chuckle at the suggestion of being a bodyguard.]
If you want to spend more time with me, all you have to is ask.
[He knows it's a flirtatious comment, and has no way of knowing how that'll come off on someone like Matt. At the very least he might get another laugh out of him.]
Or come by my bar more often.