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[guardiandevil]

There's a corpse in the MAC.  It's in room [Gamzee's room number here].  It's been there awhile, it's decomposing.

Whoever's in charge of investigating this and cleaning it up, please just... get it out of here.

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[guardiandevil]

No. This is the first I've ever come across.

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[hexappeal]

That's a relief.

I'm, ah, not accusing you or anything. Just so you know.

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[guardiandevil]

[He almost chuckles. Almost.]

It's fine, I know.

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[hexappeal]

Oh, good. [She has friends there. :(]

If it hasn't been taken care of in oh... say, an hour? Give me a ring and I'll magic it over to the coroner's office or something with a nice little note.

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[guardiandevil]

Thank you, I'll let you know. You've been a big help.

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[hexappeal]

No problem, uh... guy!

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[guardiandevil]

Ah, my apologies. I'm Matt Murdock, the MAC's resident attorney.

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[hexappeal]

Zatanna Zatara, I teach Elemental Sorcery at the Institute and I'm a stage magician on the weekends. Good to meet you, Matt.

Are you the one who was messing with Doctor Strange a while back?

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[guardiandevil]

Good to meet you too, Zatanna.

[A pause. How to explain the loltastic weirdness that is Murdock and Strange...]

That's right. We go back a ways.

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[hexappeal]

Mm. Did he ever apologize? I advised him to. [LOL PUTTING HIM ON THE SPOT. Because really, it isn't that hard to say you're sorry...] Haven't known him too long, but he's pretty stubborn, huh?

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[guardiandevil]

Apologies aren't really our thing. You know someone long enough, you know? [MATT AND STEPHEN OWE EACH OTHER ALL THE APOLOGIES EVER. EVER.] He is, yes. Perhaps for good reason, though.

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[hexappeal]

Yeah, I guess. Just try not to sue him for me, will you? [THINKING BACK ON IT..... she understands.] The stubbornness is kind of cute, though.

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[guardiandevil]

If it's any comfort for you, I'm actually his lawyer back home.

Is it, now? I never noticed.

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[hexappeal]

You must be good, then. [Zing!]

It can be. Probably a bit different when it's directed toward you than at someone else, though.

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[guardiandevil]

So they tell me.

I've been on the receiving end of Doctor Strange's stubborn tendencies more times than I'd care to admit. You get used to it, after awhile.

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[hexappeal]

I'll keep that in mind. You ever do work for the entertainment biz?

Oh? So, hypothetically, if I wanted someone to dish out the dirt on him, you might be someone to talk to. Hypothetically.

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[guardiandevil]

I do mostly criminal defense.

Yes. Hypothetically.

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[hexappeal]

I'll give my manager a ring. He's a bit... weird, though. If he contacts you and seems standoffish, that's just what he does.

What kind of info would a half-decent meal buy? Hypothetically.

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[guardiandevil]

I learned a long time ago not to take those things personally. It's business.

Vital statistics, maybe a personal anecdote or two. You'd get better information from a fully decent meal, however.

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[hexappeal]

But it can never hurt to be a little considerate. Though I don't think that's his problem... [Trails off. She doesn't get Arthur. :(]

I could swing that. Unless you're one of those guys that like, I don't know, weird gift baskets full of junk or floral arrangements made of fruit?

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[guardiandevil]

Those are all well and good, but I'd prefer dinner. What about you? Are you the flowers and candy type?

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[hexappeal]

Good company beats that sort of thing any day of the week.

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[guardiandevil]

It sounds to me like we have some common ground in addition to our mutual acquaintance. So, about that meal...?

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[hexappeal]

Anytime after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. [What is time?]

Hypothetically.

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[guardiandevil]

Of course.

Hypothetically speaking, how does Friday work for you? I know a few fully decent places in Hell's Kitchen.