( open — august catchall )

[catholica]

Who: matt murdock + ota
When: august
Where: cadens
What: catch all

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[princessvegas]

[ It takes her a second, but ] Wait, I thought New York is an island. Or like, Manhattan. How've you never been to a beach when you spent your whole life on an island?

[ She can understand not going frequently or maybe not liking it, but she can't figure out how someone could spend that much time on a small island and never make it to the beach at all. She's like, ninety percent sure that Coney Island is a big deal even for natives. ]

But like I said, I never even saw the ocean before I went to Aquila. I never went anywhere close to it back home, only Kansas and Vegas. It was pretty amazin' down there in Aquila, I love it.

[catholica]

Yeah, guess that's kind of an oversight on my part but —

( he shrugs. )

I don't drive and while I could take a taxi or something there, I just never really felt the need. Which, again, an oversight on my part.

( maybe it just felt strange to go there alone? he could have asked foggy or karen but again, just hadn't done it. too busy, too boring, too something. )

Did you go swimming?

[princessvegas]

[ Despite not being able to see her, Matt will probably be able to sense just how much she lights up to talk about the beach. It might come across as childish or strange, but she had never so much as seen more than a pond before she made it to Vegas and saw the Hoover dam. Which is still nothing like seeing a real lake or the ocean, neither of which she'd seen until she got to Abraxas.

It does not matter that she's in her twenties. It was still amazing. ]

Swimmin', and I saw all these little crabs and fish and stuff in the tide pools. Even just goin' and sittin' on the beach for hours was amazin'. Like, I can't believe people just live near the ocean like it's nothin'. I've never seen anythin' that went on for so long, like the edge of the world.

[ She seems to catch her own enthusiasm and peg it as slightly embarrassing. Her next words are a bit more tempered. ]

So yeah, I recommend a visit.

[catholica]

I like how you talk about things.

( she sounds excited about a lot of different things they've touched on and it makes it easy for him to imagine it even without hearing specific details. he smiles easily. )

I'll have to put that on my list of things to do. At the top of my list, actually, right underneath figuring out a job so I can continue to feed myself things that someone else hasn't already eaten.

( it wasn't that dire but he jokes anyway. )

[princessvegas]

[ He's sweet. Julie is also much younger than she comes off (living through a few apocalypses will do that to a girl), so she worries about alienating all the people she's met here who are older and more mature. It's pretty easy to feel childish when you're talking to established lawyers or people with kids, or... hundred year old monster hunters.

Well. ]

Don't worry too hard. There's enough of us around, with enough coin, that no one needs to go hungry or homeless. [ The Summoned are a small group, as she's mentioned, and as long as one is even remotely personable, there's usually someone to help. Besides, Julie has multiple people in her orbit who own their own businesses. Having a lawyer on hand might be useful. ] Worse come to worst, let me know, I'll make sure you're covered until you can stand on your own.

[catholica]

I appreciate that. I hope it doesn't come to that but if it does, I'll remember and I'll let you know.

( one of the first things he plans to do once he gets himself settled and gets more in tune with the city and what's going on is to look for something that helps him make some money. he doesn't want to completely rely on the kindness of strangers though he does appreciate it. )

And if I do have to do that, I'll be sure to repay you in the future. I promise.

[princessvegas]

Oh sweetheart, don't worry 'bout that.

[ Which is less generous than it really seems, because he is connected to Wanda, and that negates any debt he could owe her, at least for something as basic as pure survival. She's not going to let one of her best friend's romantic interests just languish on the street until he starves to death. ]

I've taken up enough of your time now, so I'll let you get back to your evenin', but if you need anythin', I live on the top floor, right above Sam's place.

[ She feels like she has a good base read on him, for the moment. Doesn't feel the need to immediately run to Wanda and warn her off. Julie stands and clearly makes to head up the stairs to go home. ]

And you really should try drivin' in the Horizon. Just to say you've done it.

[catholica]

I might give it a try.

( with the scraping of the chair and the way he can hear her stand, he moves to do the same, nodding as he does. )

Thank you for the conversation, I enjoyed it. I hope I'll see you around.

( and he'd definitely take her advice ot heart. )