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[legalsystem]

"Take me to church,
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies,
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife,
Offer me that deathless death,
Good God, let me give you my life"



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[drpalmer]

[is it mid morning on a Friday when he gets this text to his work phone? It absolutely is.]

Did I get the right number for the hot lawyer with the huge cock?

[She is kind enough to not be too lewd about it.]

[legalsystem]

[She may not know this, but he might have just been in a meeting with Foggy discussing a new case. His phone might have accidentally been tossed off his desk in a fumbled attempt to mute it, which failed, and left him blushing almost as red as his Daredevil suit.

Muuuuuuuuch later that day;]

It's almost unfortunate that you missed the results of your little text. I think you would've enjoyed the show.

Do you really think I'm hot?

[drpalmer]

[She would have loved to see the embarrassing fumbling.]

Did I surprise you?

It's a strictly professional opinion about your hotness. Though probably more attractive without a head wound.

[legalsystem]

Yeah, you did. But once my colleague stopped teasing me, it settled into a pleasant surprise. I almost didn't expect you to follow through.

Well, then I'm very fortunate that I was treated by a very skilled doctor. The head wound is looking much better. I would assume. Not that I can see it.

[drpalmer]

It proved a tempting enough threat to follow through on.

You'd know if it wasn't healing right. You're no stranger to cuts, you really need to be more careful where you're going. Or to lay off the drink.

[Christine is just openly teasing and flirting now. Feels more appropriate when she's not actively acting as his doctor.]

[legalsystem]

I'm glad you did.

I've lived in the same apartment for a very long time. You'd think I could navigate it drunk, but obviously not. Apparently it throws off my equilibrium or something.

[Honestly, it was just safer to play along with the drunk cover, even if he could somehow tell through the text-to-speech voice that she was teasing. For him, it also felt more natural to openly flirt as Matt Murdock than Daredevil.]

But if bumping my head gives me another excuse to visit you, it might become an incentive to keep drinking.

[drpalmer]

Could always put some padding on all those sharp edges. Matt-proof your apartment.

I looked up your law firm. You do an awful lot of pro bono cases. You really are one of the good guys, huh?

[She would happily flirt with him in the horns as well. But it does feel simpler this way.]

[legalsystem]

The Nelson counterpart to the firm would agree that I belong in a padded room.

[He's joking. Mostly. Foggy might think he's insane for the Daredevil routine, but at least Christine didn't seem to.]

What can I say? I'm a sucker for the little guy. We're picky about our clientele. If they don't sound honest, we don't take the case as a rule. We're not the most financially successful, but at least we can sleep at night, you know?

[It was refreshing to hear someone call them "good" instead of look down on them for it.]

So, you have my number and now you know where you can usually find me. Just remember, if you stop by the office, you'll have to be the one to explain that text to my colleagues.

[drpalmer]

It's very refreshing to find someone else who actually cares.

[Christine does some volunteer work at free clinics and the like.]

Are you especially good as a lie detector?

Oh man, I might need to rethink my life of crime now, I don't know if I can face your partner. I could always say it was someone else. Perhaps you have many clients sending dirty texts to your work phone.

[legalsystem]

I'd like to believe there's a lot more of us in New York than actually makes the papers. Charity work doesn't seem to sell a headline as well as a scandal.

It's a gift I found myself with after I lost my sight as a kid. That's another thing that can be unsettling about me. I'd understand if that made me unnerving to be around.

[He dropped the hint to let her know it was something to do with his enhanced senses, but also to give her an out if it was an awkward deal breaker for their flirting. His gifts were invasive and he was figuring that out when it came to letting his colleagues into his personal life. No matter how amazing and understanding she was, he expected she probably liked her privacy as much as Foggy did. And they'd been best friends almost their whole lives before he found out.]

Honestly, I think he'd encourage you.

[drpalmer]

I'd believe that. It's a shame being a good person doesn't make for a sexy news cycle.

Guess you aren't the right guy for a surprise birthday party, huh? It's a little unnerving, but also absolutely fascinating. And I'm a terrible liar anyway.

[Some of what he can do is unnerving, but it's not as much of a bother for her. Though she is acutely aware that he will notice any sort of arousal, fear or otherwise.]

Sounds like a good friend.

[legalsystem]

It's an unfortunate truth.

[As the text-to-speech read, his heart dropped momentarily, mind anticipating the end of that sentence. Except... it wasn't what he thought it was going to be. She didn't back out.]

I can always act surprised, if that helps? If I ever notice too much, you can always tell me to keep it to myself.

[Because, he can already see that if he gets too comfortable around her, being too honest about what he can sense, he might accidentally cross some social lines. At least if she didn't know when he could tell something too personal, it might make her more comfortable.]

He is. You will obviously have to meet him. If I now Foggy, he will start asking about the person behind the text in the next couple days.

[drpalmer]

Nope. No surprise parties for you Matt Murdock, I'd know my work was squandered. Lol

How does text to speech do emojis? Would it just say what it is? Like 'smiley face, eggplant'?

[She would totally just send a string of emojis. She may try it in person.

Christine will always be aware that he knows more than he probably lets on, but that doesn't bother her, at least not yet. In practicality it might be different.]

Am I meant to believe you don't get random dirty texts at work on a regular basis?