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    April 13th, 2015 at 11:47pm
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    Walking to the office seemed to take longer the days that came after the night before. Matt would take stiffer strides, trying his best to hide any signs of injury. The last thing he needed was Foggy or Karen worrying about him, or worse, asking questions. The injuries he'd sustained around his ribs seemed to be the biggest problem, any movement of his torso was excruciating... But he was learning, slowly, how to cover it up. Claire had bandaged him up enough to provide support, and to keep him upright throughout the day. Now it was just up to him to make sure no one else picked up on the fact he was in pain. Hearing Karen and another voice as he walked down the corridor to the office, Matt paused for a moment outside the door, his hand resting lightly on the doorknob. It was a voice he didn't recognise, a client, perhaps? But whoever it was, they didn't seem threatening. Hesitating no longer, he turned the handle and stepped inside.
    April 14th, 2015 at 02:34pm
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    Everyone has to start off somewhere, that's what Clara kept on telling herself anyway. Sure, maybe she wasn't interning at some big, major law-firm in New York like she hoped, but it was certainly a start. Clara had only met Franklin Nelson, he insisted that she call him Foggy, who had offered her an interning position at Nelson and Murdock, and he'd just introduced her to Karen Page, the secretary of sorts. "I know that it doesn't seem like much, but it's getting there." Foggy told her after showing her around, not that there was really much to show her in the first place.
    April 14th, 2015 at 04:08pm
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    Matt stayed quiet as he stepped towards his desk, figuring it was best to stay out of the way for now if it was a client. He was undoubtedly late to the office, and if Foggy had already begun the case, he would have to catch up later. Any other day, he would have thrown himself into it, and gotten involved... But it felt different today. He didn't like to listen in too much on Foggy, not to the extent that he used his hearing for other things... His friend was allowed privacy, after all. Matt folded away his sight stick, carefully placing it down beside his desk before setting his bag down beside it.
    April 14th, 2015 at 04:30pm
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    [Totally typed up a reply a few hours ago and mibba just decided not to post it Grr]

    Clara hadn't even noticed someone else enter the office, and apparently neither had Foggy or Karen for that matter. It wasn't something that she noticed until Foggy said something. "Late to work in your own law firm? Now how does that make us look?" Of course, he was only joking, and certain that Matt would know that. Clara followed Foggy's gaze, noticing the man with dark hair and sunglasses. Never one for major introductions, he kind of went straight into it. "Matt, Clara. Clara, Matt. She's our new intern."
    April 14th, 2015 at 07:56pm
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    It seemed natural to Matt that he was wary about new people in the office. Not only because introductions were considerably different for him, but also with what had been going on in Hell's Kitchen. He'd been exposed to the darker side of the city, and it was bound to have an effect on his 'regular' life. "Perks of being your own boss," He explained calmly, hand settled on his desk. Matt had never really been a high energy person, but he was certainly experiencing a lull in energy today. "Intern?" He questioned, quickly correcting himself. "Sorry, Clara, it's a pleasure to meet you... But I don't remember agreeing to an intern..."
    April 15th, 2015 at 12:42pm
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    This situation had suddenly taken a slight turn for the awkward. Clara wondered why Foggy hadn't told Matt that he'd hired her as an intern. They were partners after all, wasn't that a decision they were supposed to come to a mutual consensus over or something? "You as well." She said politely, a small smile gracing her lips. "Yeah, about that...I figured we could use some help around here...it's only you, me and Karen right now, so I figured why not hire an intern?" Foggy cut in a few seconds later.
    April 15th, 2015 at 10:53pm
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    Considering Foggy had already hired her, Matt wasn't going to complain... Though he felt like he had been put in a situation which meant he couldn't complain either. He wasn't about to tell Clara that she would have to leave, especially when he knew himself just how hard it was to secure an internship. Though he had to question if Foggy had actually told her how small of a firm they were before hiring her. They weren't exactly a firm that was in high demand, for interns or clients. "Well," He started, smiling politely towards Foggy and Clara. "At least we won't shut you in a closet for your internship." Decision making without consultation would have to be discussed at a later point.
    April 15th, 2015 at 11:51pm
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    Clara really hadn't known that Foggy hadn't told Matt that he was hiring her. It sort of put her in an awkward position, but Matt sort of put her at ease with his comment, causing her to let out a quiet laugh. "Yeah, I suppose that's comforting." She said, a small smile on her face. At least he didn't really seem upset that Foggy had hired her. That would've made things all tense and who wanted that?
    April 16th, 2015 at 12:56am
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    "Has Foggy assigned you any work yet?" Matt questioned, his calm energy still evident. Though, it was still a question between whether it was just his soft spoken nature, or his lack of energy that day. Reaching behind him, he took hold of his chair and pulled it towards himself so he could sit down. Lowering himself down into the chair was slightly more awkward than it usually was, and he had to do his best to prevent himself from grimacing, or even passing out with the intense thumping emanating from his ribs. "Because I hope he's not using the term 'intern' as a synonym for 'coffee runner'."
    April 16th, 2015 at 02:19am
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    "No, not yet. He's only just finished showing me around." Clara told Matt. She doubted that Foggy would do something like that, hire her and then pretty much use her to go get coffee and lunches on a daily basis and that was it. She probably wouldn't stand for that, but that was besides the point. It didn't seem likely that it was something she'd have to worry about. "Hey! What makes you think I'd do something like that? Clara's clearly capable of being more than just a coffee runner. She can get us donuts too." Foggy chimed in, jokingly of course.
    April 16th, 2015 at 02:50am
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    A polite smile came to Matt's face as he listened to Foggy talk, his hand moving to open a drawer in his desk. With few clients coming through the firm, Matt busied himself with reviewing previous cases, even ones they themselves hadn't worked, in case there was a lead to something else... Or to Fisk. "So long as she remembers to get the ones with the caramel filling, I'm sure she'll be more than welcome here." He joked, pulling a file out onto his desk so he could start a day of reading. A lack of clients often proved to be a slow work day... Perhaps with an intern around, they could both busy themselves with training Clara instead.
    April 16th, 2015 at 02:37pm
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    "I suppose I'll be finished here if I can't remember caramel filled donuts then?" Clara laughed, amusement evident in her voice. She knew that they were both only joking with her. "Oh yeah, if you can't remember those, you're done here." Foggy said, chuckling slightly. She was glad that she wouldn't be stuck making coffee and lunch runs here. It was her first internship, so she'd been hoping to really get something out of this. Making coffee and lunch runs certainly wouldn't teach her anything at all.
    April 18th, 2015 at 01:33am
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    "We'll make sure you never work in this town again," Matt joked, smile still firmly placed across his face. Hopefully, hiring Clara would work out for them. Whilst he would have liked to be more involved in the process of finding an intern, there was nothing he could really do about it now... They were a small firm, and a few more hands would certainly be appreciated. He would just have to trust Foggy, and presumably Karen's judgment on offering her an internship... He just hoped they explained their financial situation to her as well. "Where are you from, Clara?" He asked after a moment, carefully opening the file in front of him. "You have a beautiful accent." Voices were Matt's first impression of a person, and it was usually how he created his own image of them... And he'd always said that he wanted to find someone he liked listening to.
    April 18th, 2015 at 01:44am
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    Clara let out a quiet laugh. "That would be rather unfortunate. I haven't been in New York for very long at all." She said. She hoped that her being hired wouldn't cause any problems. She hadn't realized that Foggy hadn't told Matt about hiring her, though he seemed alright with it right now. She smiled at his later words. "Thank you. I'm from Blackpool. It's about an hour or so outside of Manchester."
    April 21st, 2015 at 01:28am
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    It was a minor detail to be upset over, that Foggy hadn't spoken to him first about hiring someone... Though, it really wasn't that minor at all. They didn't have the money to hire someone. Nor did they really have the experience quite yet either. "Up North?" He asked, intrigued by the fact Clara seemed to be so far away from home. "What brought you to New York then?" It seemed strange to him that anyone would want to gain their first experience in their chosen field away from home... Especially when law and justice seemed to work so differently between the two countries.
    May 12th, 2015 at 06:40pm
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    Clara only knew what Foggy had told her about the firm. She knew that they were just starting out, and there wasn't really much money to offer, and she understood that. She wasn't here for the money so much as she was for the experience. She had to start off somewhere, didn't she? She nodded. "Yes." She said. She wasn't surprised by Matt's question. It made sense. Why would she practice law in a country whose justice system seemed to work in an entirely different manner than she was used to? She understood where he was coming from. "I came here for school actually. Been living here for a few years now. The justice system over here interests me."
    May 12th, 2015 at 11:27pm
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    "So you passed the bar over here?" Matt smiled, looking up towards Clara. "That's tough... Which school did you graduate from?" It was a lot of questions, and Matt was aware of that. But in all fairness to him, he had missed out on the interviewing process... Had Foggy involved him, these would all be things he knew already. Still, he couldn't stay mad at his friend, or blame him entirely. His night-time persona had been taking up more time than he had hoped, and he could feel himself drifting from his day-time responsibilities. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to have some extra help around the office.
    May 15th, 2015 at 07:51pm
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    Clara really didn't mind all of the questions. She had gone through most of this already with Foggy, but it made sense that Matt would have questions of his own. He obviously hadn't been involved in the whole interviewing process, so these questions were kind of to be expected. And they were ones that Clara didn't mind answering again anyway. "Yep, on the first try too." She told him, a smile on her face. "I graduated from Columbia."
    May 17th, 2015 at 03:21am
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    "Columbia," Matt repeated, an oddly affectionate smile on his face. "I received my J.D in law at Columbia." University had probably been some of the best years of Matt's life; he'd met Foggy, and made a life long friend... And it was before the complications of being a vigilante. "It's nice to have a Columbia alumna in the office. I'm sure you'll be very welcome here." Although he hadn't been involved in the hiring process, Matt considered the statement as his own 'seal of approval' on Foggy's choice.
    May 21st, 2015 at 02:10am