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[representing]

What were you hoping for? A spread of steepled fingers, cackling about how "it's all going according to plan"? Or, perhaps, what you're after is a panel of maniacal laughter.

[ he feigns concern, pressing his fingers to his chest. ] Why, that would imply that I'm the villain of this story.

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[carried]

Ooh, yeah, that's not sinister at all.

[representing]

[ her voices piques his interest — familiar in cadence, but the owner isn't quite what he's accustomed to. all these universes can be ever so tiresome. and yet, there's something to be done here. an opportunity's at hand.

he's genuine when he speaks now, words trickled with a light chuckle: ]

People make their insinuations; it's not my place to correct another's opinion.

[carried]

[ That gets a laugh from Gwen, too — or rather, something between a laugh and a scoff, though there's not really any ill will in it. It's not as if he's her own personal scourge, no matter how pressed she might be on behalf of her alt-self. ]

I dunno, I'd say the whole, "Who, me?" attitude kinda does other people's insinuating for them.

[representing]

Well, we lawyers do maintain a certain reputation.

[ that's charming, really — how keen she is to defend another version of herself. he might rue the day he did the same. matthew murdock, daredevil of hell's kitchen, yes, he's quite the hero. ]

[carried]

Last time I checked, it wasn't really a good reputation.

[ A beat. She takes a longer look at him, crossing her arms over her chest. ]

I mean, ask people to name a famous lawyer and I'll think they'll tell you Johnnie Cochran before they ever get to Abraham Lincoln.

—Though, I guess, maybe that's your point.

[representing]

It's Ms. Stacy, isn't it?

[ he scrutinizes that which he can't see behind rouge-tinted glasses; he knows the answer well. ]

Yes, I thought I recognized that particular sound.

[ matt frowns, then, his lips in a pout, but his expression something else. ]

You know, I can't say I have much of a point. Other than to offer my clients the representation they deserve and ensure justice is found. [ with a casual shrug: ] There comes just a touch of ruthlessness in that, sure, but passion can always be misconstrued for something more cruel.

[carried]

Gwen. I don't mind.

[ The line of her mouth twists. She knows the principle of it — has seen it tear people apart — but the way it applies to him, she's not so sure.

But, again — it's not her story. ]

Been working on that argument long?

[representing]

[ her words leave quite the smile on his face. ]

Something like that.