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[gevurah]

That didn't take long, did it?

[ Unsurprisingly, Kate sounds tired to some extent. What is surprising, to her at least, is that she isn't as tired as she had anticipated being after finally being cured of her mania. No longer are her words bursting with vigor, her voice tempered and quiet. ]

Something was bound to happen not too long after imPorts began to show up here again. [ A beat. ] Just like the City. I wonder what comes next.

[ There are footsteps in the background, padded and soft; not hers, for anyone with good ears. ]

The more things change, the more they stay the same, hm? A pessimistic expression, I'm aware. Maybe I need to change it up a little for my own pleasure. Familiarity is nice, but repetition gets boring quickly. [ Another pause. ] The fifties was known for its experimentation with culture and style.


[ PRIVATE to FELICIA HARDY, RICK BRADBURY & TROY BARNES ]

I owe you an apology.

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VOICE/PRIVATE.

[notdaredevil]

[...this is not good.]

You think I'm lying to you?

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[indentcision]

I don't know. [ He pauses. ] ... Not yet. And I haven't lied yet.

[ To Matt, that is. ]

We could keep it up like this. Couldn't we?

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[notdaredevil]

[It'd be nice to think the situation wouldn't escalate any further than this. Given the vague but disturbing warnings he's been receiving from various corners, it's unlikely; it'd be too good to be true.]

That's up to you, Harvey. It all depends on what you do. I think I've made my position pretty clear.

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[indentcision]

[ He hates responsibility, he hates it so much. ]

I'm trying. I can't promise-- [ he exhales raggedly, frustrated ] Can't promise perfection.

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[notdaredevil]

[Then he never should have talked to Matt Murdock in the first place. The man lives and breathes responsibility. Justice. Honor. Truth.]

I wouldn't ask for it. Just your honest effort.

[Some warning voice in the back of his mind says that this, frustrating as it is, has to be too easy. It's working too well, isn't it? For the warnings he was given. But he doesn't have any other cards to play right now. If he can make this work-]

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[indentcision]

Don't--

[ Another exhale, sharper, then a slow, measured inhale, then silence. ]

Just don't give up on me yet.

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[notdaredevil]

[He should have walked out on this a long time ago. Would it have been better if he had, if the inevitable outcome will be bad, no matter what? But...what else was there to do? Beat the crap out of him and throw him out the door?]

One more chance.

VOICE/PRIVATE.

[indentcision]

[ One more chance. Maybe there's some way Harvey can make it count this time, but he isn't sure. It just doesn't work that way. It isn't up to him, but Matt-- he doesn't understand everything, not yet. He hasn't really met Two-Face yet.

It's inevitable, of course. But it can at least -- maybe -- be postponed. If chance is all equal, is it inevitable Two-Face will come back and ruin it all, take from Harvey again like always?

He says nothing.

Then, still silently, he disconnects. ]