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So, hi!

[The setting: an ice cream parlor, somewhere in Heropa. The scene: Foggy Nelson, eating ice cream, because somebody offered him free ice cream with toppings and he's broke. He gives the camera a little wave and a friendly grin.]

I'm Foggy Nelson—yeah, I know, not my idea, but I'm not changing it now—and I have some questions. Don't worry, I got the "welcome to another world, you have superpowers" speech, I just have some concerns it didn't address.

[Lots and lots of them, actually, but he'll just start with the most pressing.]

First of all, I'm a lawyer back at home. Got a law firm and a partner and even a sign for our office. [A pause, during which he looks quickly away from the camera and lets out a quiet, tired sigh like he's already missing it, then:] Of course, you don't have any reason to believe me, and I don't have any proof to back me up here. Which leads me to my first question: do my qualifications still carry over into an alternate universe? Because, man, being an insurance claim investigator is the only thing that's probably worse than being a lawyer. [He's both, so he gets to be funny about this.]

Second, I might need a crash course on imPort law. I'm pretty sure immigration law doesn't quite cover "forcibly dragged to another universe" that well, and I only got maybe a sketch of the benefits of registration when I tried to ask. [This whole registration thing honestly comes off as a little sketchy to Foggy, but he's going to keep his trap shut on that much.]

Third—does anyone here know what I mean when I say the Avengers? How about the Incident? I—just need to know.

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Number one: Easily doable.
Number two: Also probably doable.
Number three: Yes and no.

Probably an alternate universe issue. [ A beat. ] Nice to see you again, by the way.

Thanks for the info. Uh.

[He blinks at the man on the screen. Yes, that is definitely Tony Stark on his screen, but it's an older version from the one Foggy's used to seeing on TV and in the tabloids. An alternate universe thing, huh?

—wait a moment.]

Have we met, Mr. Stark? [As polite as it is, there's a certain guarded quality to Foggy's voice, like he's not too sure how to go about talking to an alternate universe version of Iron Man.]

In my world, sure.

[ Non-chalantly. ] I assume not in yours. It's okay, if you ask for an autograph.

Definitely not in my world. [There's an alternate Foggy somewhere out there, and he's met Tony Stark. This Foggy has no idea how his alternate managed such a feat, considering just how different the circles they run in are.] I've seen you on TV, though.

[And in the newspapers. And on the Internet. And—you get the picture.

Holy shit, an autograph!]

Duly noted. I'll ask for it at a later date, I have plans for the near future. [Plans that involve research, and adjusting, and trying very very hard not to think about everything he's just lost.]

Well, now you wound me.

[ A beat. ]

I'm pretty sure my friend Matt would... be pretty upset with me if I didn't at least offer, but... do you need anything?

[ Tony last time you saw matt you cured his blindness without his consent ]

I—what?

[Matt knows Tony Stark? Matt knows Tony Stark. Okay, it's an alternate universe where apparently everything is possible, but still. Still. That is not a sentence Foggy ever thought he'd think.]

You—You know Matt? Or a Matt, anyway. [Not this Foggy's Matt Murdock, but. The surprise is evident on his face, anyway, before Foggy manages to compose himself.] Not at the moment, no—I just needed a few questions answered, that's all. Maybe the names of other imPort lawyers, so I can ask them about how the judicial system works here, but otherwise I can manage. [A little smile, more genuine and less professional this time.] Thanks for the offer, though.

Of course I do.

We run in similar circles sometimes. Friends of friends, that sort of thing. We don't always get along, but sometimes... [ A note. ] We can...work together if needed.

A lawyer and an industrialist -- it's more likely than you'd think.

[A quiet little huff of laughter.] Of course he doesn't. [He says this with a fondness borne out of years of being friends with Matt Murdock. Of course Matt doesn't always get along with Tony Stark, in another universe. He's not surprised.] He can be pretty stubborn when he puts his mind to something.

[Exhibit A: Daredevil.

He digs a spoon into his ice cream.] A lot more. Matt and I don't really run anywhere near the same circles the Tony Stark in our world does. [You gotta give him credit, at least he's rolling with this alternate universe thing admirably well.]

[With some curiosity:] Don't you have your own private army of lawyers, though?

Sure I do.

[ Said very clearly like Foggy should know what that means. ]

We... have other mutual interests.

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