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[indentcision]

[ The lighting isn't good, but it's clear enough that Harvey Dent is recognizable in the frame. Who else could that be, really? He looks surly, but on his good side his mouth almost seems to be smirking. ]

Do you want to know one of the reasons I'm glad I quit being a lawyer?

Human nature. Has its good sides and its bad sides, but they aren't even. Because good and bad people alike always pretend like they're innocent. People seize upon weakness to drag out skeletons that have been hidden under the porch, but sometimes they were already buried.

[ He sneers. ]

I hope whoever tried to call the law on me without evidence remembers that every story has two sides. My record's clean and so are my hands.

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permavid!

[heartlessglitch]

Have you already managed to find trouble, Harvey?

[indentcision]

I haven't been looking. You might want to ask whoever keeps harassing me.

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[toolongdidntrejoice]

Harvey Dent. How good to see you've been deemed innocent and sane.

[ a purposeful pause ]

You have, haven't you? That's the reason you aren't incarcerated?

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[indentcision]

Something like that. What is it I'm supposed to be guilty of?

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[aggressiveapathy]

Mm. So what, legally speaking, 'nu-uh' is a valid defense here?

[Not judging. April is totally storing this as a potential useful source of info.]

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[indentcision]

Legally speaking, "innocent until proven guilty" is a valid defense almost anywhere.

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[motherflocker]

Accusations this early? Already?

Someone must really dislike you.

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[indentcision]

You only just realize that, Cobblepot?

not here. yet?? it is a mystery.

[gevurah]

[ Of course he made it over, and she's got a feeling she knows who tried to land him in trouble. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

Lawyers are parasites anyway.

[indentcision]

So are psychiatrists.

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[beastofasister]

Glass houses and stones, right? Except most people don't realize they're living in a glass house.

[Mostly, though, Manaka is just...trying to squint through the poor lighting. Either no one ever taught her it isn't polite to stare, or she doesn't care.]

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[indentcision]

Most people don't realize it if they got their eyes closed.

[ Poor lighting or not, he smiles. Well, half of his face does. ]

encrypted voice; 1/2

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[ He's quiet for a few moments, debating how to respond. He answers Renee with silence, letting the soft clink of his coin do the talking. ]

encrypted voice; 2/2

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[ Then: ]

Hello, Renee. Do you know anything about this?

[detriments]

You should have no trouble defending yourself.

[indentcision]

I will if I have to. But I don't count on this making it all the way to court. No evidence to hold me.

[blue_pheasant]

[Rude? Nah. Kuzan wasn't trying to be.

But that was definitely what he was being, especially since he didn't hear a word that Dent said.]

Woah, looks like you've got a little somethin' off your face.

[indentcision]

[ Definitely rude. But he hasn't lived like this for as long as he has without getting (mostly) used to it.

Still, that doesn't mean he appreciates it. ]

That is my face.

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[selfequipped]

Somehow, the first half of that doesn't go with the second half of that.

[It's really unnecessary commentary, but she's mulled over the words. Kate, ever-the-optimist, doesn't really believe in a word of what he said, but it did strike her as ... curious, at least.]

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[indentcision]

It should.

[ He tilts his head patiently. ]

I don't have to be a lawyer to think a person's past shouldn't be dragged back out as an excuse to paint a bad picture. Makes for a lousy frame job, and I'm a man of morals.

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[glowsferatu]

[ should she be doing this, engaging him? absolutely not. is she going to anyway? well... ]

But The Funny Thing About Hands Is They Can Be Washed
As You Say Both The Good And The Bad Pretend To Innocence
Are You An Exception

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[indentcision]

When you look the way I do you don't need the luxury to pretend.

[indentcision]

I don't think one person counts as "so much" these days. Not that timing makes a difference either.