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Laurel Lance ([personal profile] prosecutorial) wrote in [community profile] recklessthings2015-11-28 05:41 pm

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preemptiveforgiveness: (Determined)

This is amazingly perfect

[personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-08-18 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There are relatively few things that Matt knows about his new employee. The one that he cares about is that she's a good lawyer who's willing to work for a minuscule amount of money. In all seriousness, Laurel clearly wants to help out the little guy and that counts in a firm like Matt's, where occasionally lawyers are paid in casseroles, pies, and boxes of produce. At least they won't go hungry.

There are many, many more things about Laurel that Matt doesn't know, like:

  • Why she moved across the country (fresh start had been enough of an excuse for him)
  • What she used to get up to in her time off.
  • What she's still getting up to in her time off.


  • However, he is aware that there's a new player in his city, one working on the same side that he's working on. He hasn't managed to catch whomever it is in action until tonight. When he hears that sonic blast (accompanied the sounds of a fight) from several blocks away, he doesn't hesitate to head in that direction. The voice is slightly distorted, but he's fairly certain the person being attacked is Laurel and he's absolutely certain of it when he gets close enough to catch her scent. She can't see the confusion on his face beneath the mask, but it's definitely there. ]


    She's right. You really are.

    [ He flicks open his own baton with a turn of his wrist and configures it to the shocking mode then steps into the battle, keeping a part of his attention on Laurel. He expects she'll get back up and fight judging from her snark, what he does know of her and the sounds of the scuffle, not to mention the state of the people she's fighting. He can smell blood. ]
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Determined)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-08-26 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
    [ Good. Laurel has never struck him as a damsel. Besides, it's good to have someone at his back, so to speak.

    She gets her distance and Matt knocks one of the guys out with a knock to his temple with his baton. He takes another out at the knees then uses the moment of respite to check on Laurel. ]


    Let's get out of here. Get you somewhere safe.
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Harder than it seems)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-08-26 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
    [ He takes her hand then transfers that to putting his arm around her to help when that head injury does catch up. ]

    We'll go back to my place, provided you can keep the secret about who I am.

    [ Not that Laurel has ever seen Matt's place before, but she'll see the cane, the sunglasses and he'll shed the suit. She will find out who he is and he thinks she's trustworthy. He'll save questions for her like where she got that device that emitted the sonic sound and what she was doing out there for when they're both safe at his place.] We'll take the back routes.
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Listening)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-09-05 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
    [ Matt nods at that, guiding her toward one of the back ways toward his apartment. ]

    Sounds like a fair deal to me. [ He's quiet for a moment as they make their way to the apartment. He's listening to her body, determining what sort of injuries she might have. ]

    How does your head feel? I'm afraid you might have a concussion.
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Listening)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-10-21 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
    We'll get you lying down.

    [ When she calls him 'Murdock' he almost stumbles, just catching himself. ]

    What gave it away?
    preemptiveforgiveness: (It's all okay)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-11-28 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
    Excellent deducting, Counselor. [ His smile comes through in his voice, but it's also on his lips beneath his mask. Speaking of which, he peels it off.]

    I'm going to change out of this suit then I'll get us something to drink. I can make some hot tea or go with something stronger.

    [ He's got something of an affinity for scotch.]
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Determined)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2017-12-07 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
    [ Matt nods and moves behind the particle board bar to put an electric kettle on. ]

    Congratulations. I didn't know.

    [ And he admires Laurel more than he did a moment before because he's not sure he could deal with the things she's dealt with sober. ]

    Of course not. It should be on the coffee table. [ He doesn't take it with him when he's doing the vigilante thing for lots of obvious reasons. ]
    preemptiveforgiveness: (Listening)

    [personal profile] preemptiveforgiveness 2018-01-15 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
    [ Matt is happy enough to let Laurel use the phone, picking it up when Thea does call back. Of course, the voice assistant on his phone will announce to the room when Thea or Oliver return her calls. It's good to know that she still has people back home even if she's making a new life here.]

    Feel free to pick the phone up when they do rather than go through me.

    [ The kettle boils and Matt pours hot water into two mugs with waiting tea bags. It's anothing fancy, just standard English breakfast tea. ]

    Sugar, lemon, honey? I think the milk in the fridge is still good. [ He kind of conspicously sniffs the air. ] Nope. Sorry. The milk is close to turning.