Issue #10 - Shame

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[So, after freeing himself from his isolation tank, Matt had been avoiding people. His rather embarrassing and public display of both rage and frustration had been completely against his will. He didn't like who it made him. Now Matt's in the church, one of the few places he (ironically) feels at peace. His journal's open next to him as he prays.]

Elektra...I'm sorry. I never wanted you to see me like I was a few days ago. The fact is, the whole reason I became Daredevil was to take revenge on the Kingpin for killing my dad. My anger was what drove me for years, tempered only by my faith. When Stick came along, he taught me the skills, and he taught me the same control he did you, but he didn't stick around, didn't make sure I'd follow his teachings. Ultimately, it was my overconfidence in my abilities that's blinded me, even moreso than my accident. Made me think I was invincible, they did. This place...it messes with me. I can't see everything the way I ought to. It didn't bother me at first, but the more intimately I got to know this place, the more it bothered me that there were places closed to my radar sense.

I didn't mean to scare you. Like I said, I never wanted you to see those parts of me. I'm up in the church if you want to talk face to face.

[With that filter out of the way, he's just gonna chill up in the church, for anyone curious enough to find. Come bother the beat-up blind guy!]

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[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

[Elektra takes note of that before her eyes abruptly move to meet his. Going that far seems dangerous. Sure it would have been useful years ago to her. She might not have gone after the wrong man. Now it just seems like it would cause trouble.]

... Are you sure about that Matt? Some things are better left unsaid.

[a-guardiandevil.livejournal.com]

[Matt hears that moment of hesitation in Elektra's voice, and he's pretty sure he can guess what it means.]

C'mon Elektra, that isn't what I meant. You should know by now that whatever mistakes you've made in your past are yours. I'm talking about honesty from now on. When we've got things going on that we should both know about, that sort of thing. If we can't trust each other to at least know that, then how can we trust each other?

[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

Honesty from now on... [She says carefully before nodding. This was as close as she was ever going to get to steady. She's confident she's in a place in her life she won't make any more big mistakes.]

Alright. I think that can work.