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Jan. 13th, 2016 12:59 am
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It's six am when Steve gets up--makes his bed and tidies up his mostly spotless apartment. Getting up early has never been a problem for Steve and even less of one when he's got things to look forward to. The tiny fake tree is still sitting up by the window, one present underneath that never got claimed.

He waits until it's a quarter till seven before he starts the coffee, and starts rummaging through his kitchen to get what he thinks they'll need.

Breakfast and faith sound like a good way to begin the day.

Date: 2016-01-26 01:04 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (ready for work)
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"Yeah, I can tell." Because there are only so many bridges worth recreating anyway. Matt still is appreciating the textures. How much time did this take anyway? "You did all this by hearing? Really?" It's something that Matt had never heard of before.

Ah well. Surprises are pretty grand too. Matt is not complaining at all.

"Appreciate it? This is amazing. I love it." Verity had taken him to a touchable art gallery but this is different, less abstract. Very specific indeed. Matt huffs a sigh at himself. "It just always seemed like something I was aware of but closed off to." And not something he meant to sound or seem sad about.

His smile is full blown at Steve describing a shrug. "Now I feel like I should try and make something for you." Maybe now would be a good time to stop avoiding origami. Steve would appreciate it in ways that no one else had.

Date: 2016-01-26 03:32 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (me worry?)
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The heat of his face makes Matt's head tilt in that direction. Not the same as seeing. Just an awareness of the climate change, a sensation to flicker over his mind's eye and ripple like flames. Oh ho. There's Steve. He keeps the amusement to himself. "This really is terrific. You're an artist." For whatever that will mean out of a blind man's mouth, he means it. "Our home," he repeats softer, to himself.

"I hope it wasn't anything that's become fatal." Never underestimate the power of a horrifically bad splinter. Steve does not need those.

They do, don't they. You'd think they enjoy one another's company or something. "It's uh..." Matt smiles and rubs over an eyebrow. "It's nothing quite so sophisticated as this."

Date: 2016-01-26 05:09 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (waiting for church)
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"Thanks again." No one has put in this degree of artistry or effort on Matt's behalf in such a way. "Now I have something to decorate the apartment that I can appreciate." Along with guests. "Oh...how about I'll take them and copy them?" Dear me, has anyone talked to Steve about how CDs can be replicated? Can he handle this knowledge?

Matt sighs happily and carefully sets the bridge to one side as he pats his knees. "If uh you're feeling lazy like I am we can have study before heading out." Just what happens when you have a delicious home made meal. No one is judging you, Steve. Especially Matt.

bless the internet!

Date: 2016-01-26 05:45 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (sheepish)
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With luck, planning and the gumption to keep some things in Hell's Kitchen, Steve won't have a chance to go and fish Matt out of any dumpster. Though if there was a need, it's great to know that he would try. The dying detail though, yeah, we can't have him doing that any time soon. The way he says anytime makes Matt believe that commissions are possible. Sometime.

"Can do--?" Give him a second to catch up there. Oh yes. "Copy CDs you mean? Yeah. Computers have programs to do that if you have a blank disk or they can get the information and hold it on the computer itself." Matt hopes that he's explained it as efficiently and briefly as possible.

"Better yet, let me help." Can't just be the one making the mess even if it is small. Matt will hover to dry if he's allowed. And his steady hands ensure that nothing will touch the ground. No chipped dishes. Nothing. He's just a very... careful kind of guy apparently.

They start with the beginning. Because really that's a good way to go about it. Creation and Eden, they talk about what it's like to be given gifts like they're nothing. Nexus is a gift. Meeting new, good people are gifts. Some things that we possess aren't necessarily believed to be gifts but are.

Date: 2016-01-26 06:57 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (let me explain the thing)
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"You did say I'd have to learn." Though it was for more. Much more. And things go faster when there's two. Another perk of having a friend around.

Nexus is a gift. Something the way that opportunities are. You don't know what to make of them and it is indeed something that's all yours. It's been so long since Matt started from the very beginning of the book so it was refreshing to hear the words again. The copy Steve is reading is also a later print, no new language revisions. Just how Matt likes them too.

"They are human. I like to think that when you have taken a vow as serious as one for council that you hold it to the top most importance." Matt has in his way done his best to stay honest in the confessional booth. What's honest isn't exactly the real story. "Sometimes I think that the best confessions are between you and God. It's not orthodox but the most frank." Though now he must wonder, what on earth would a guy like Steve have to worry about.

Date: 2016-01-26 05:54 pm (UTC)
fightlikehell: (college bros)
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Matt reaches with slow, steady certainty of where Steve sits to give him a pat on his thin shoulder. "I'm used to weird." So much more than the word encompasses. "Did you feel any sense of resolution after?" Never mind what it was that he needed to confess, if Steve wanted to tell him he would have.

Date: 2016-01-26 06:26 pm (UTC)
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One step at a time like everything else. And Matt Murdock is not one at all to judge on these matters. He nods slowly.

"You know what's really kept me feeling grounded, safe," as far as matters of faith go, "is knowing that I'm still going to be forgiven no matter where you go or what you do. That's how it works. And it isn't about whether or not you feel worth it because really we're all lousy. You're entitled to every bit of penitence because you ask."

Date: 2016-01-27 03:39 am (UTC)
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He's welcome to voice whatever he likes. This is a safe, welcoming environment. Or at least one that Matt is trying to cultivate. Something they both can find solace and strength in while a world around them just does not believe. "It does feel good," he smiles and listens as Steve touches over the worn leather. At least three generations of Murdock have owned that bible. Surely they'll approve of it being loaned out. "I know you'll take good care of it in the mean time." And what good is a book that can't be read?

"Yeah. Let's take our show on the road. I mean, if you're good for it." Meaning that Steve's condition is not something that Matt doubts. He gets winded now and again, right now he's got no gauge for it than to ask. It's what Foggy would do.

Date: 2016-01-30 09:23 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (me worry?)
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That heartbeat deserves to be steady, calmed and so whatever he's grappling with, Matt hopes with all that's in him that he can help Steve win. One step at a time. And you cannot press these things. God knows that there are plenty of things that Steve should know about Matt in due time.

"Sure, of course." Matt stands up and has a coat to put on and a cane to find. "Away we go?" Out into the cold. He goes first to prop open the door and make way for the other man and anything he may need help with.

Date: 2016-02-02 01:44 am (UTC)
fightlikehell: (smile like you mean it)
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Steve needs to give himself more credit than that These days are exceedingly cold. And Matt is from New York too though he has more meat on his bones and a less delicate health. It's enough to make anyone want to stay indoors. Matt will be sure they keep an even pace.

"We'll head to my place, rest then I'll show you the church." And he literally means rest. The guy is carrying his art. It wouldn't make sense any other way. "I have met her. And the idea of getting another perspective on fitness would be helpful for anyone." Meaning himself ahem. "Yoga sounds very weird at first, doesn't it? I picked it up in college. Really a stress relief."

Date: 2016-02-02 03:02 am (UTC)
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"Yogurt!" He snorts and bounces his cane in place a second just imagining for the both of them. The yech face is entirely implied anyway. "That... I can only imagine what kind of weirdos would be into that."

"You gotta practice to get better. How else are you supposed to improve? I could come along for company." A chance to get out and listen to the comfort of bar sounds. Does Nexus have a charming dump like Josie's?

Don't make Samus mad. That is jotted down in his brain. "What did you do to tick her off?"

Date: 2016-02-02 10:33 pm (UTC)
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"You could beat me." And Matt would give it an honest try. A few times he played pool and meant it ended up to be reasonably, suspiciously successful for a blind man. He's no professional by any stretch.

"Oh... with the pancakes right?" If he's not mistaken. "I've been there a time or two. Eating almost every meal there wouldn't be bad on anything but the waistline. " Such good, hearty home cooking. Matt's full right now but it's enough to get into his head to step in again.

He listens. That sounds a lot like Samus or what he can glean from what he's talked with her about. She is very levelheaded which means that when she's not it is a significant difference. "Some things you just... you're sensitive about. And being angry, well, it happens. You're more than entitled to it," says a man with his own temper issues.

Date: 2016-02-03 07:06 am (UTC)
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Matt reaches for Steve and it takes only a moment to find him to give his shoulder a squeeze and a very light shove. "A tie then?" Between the blind and the newbie.

"I dunno if I'd bulk up or not, to be honest. I've kind of been a bottomless pit." Especially with training. "Then again, I would never stop anyone from trying."

Leadership, teamwork... elements of working in a single group with a goal in mind. He has no military background or interest but it sounds like Steve has an ingrained passion. "If it means something, I don't think it's ever a waste," he says softly. Steve isn't sharing this for validation. "It's a bit much to say that anyone would be in control of the elements so much as to prevent the grenade." They'll be there no matter what in a war. Matt sighs and shakes his head.

"Arguments sometimes bring people closer together after. You still respect Samus to work with her."

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