The Man without Fear learns what fear is: OTA Arrival

[blind_devil]

Matt stood at Ben Urich's grave trying to feel anything, but rage. First Elena and now Ben had gotten caught in the web of Wilson Fisk and suffered for it.  He wanted to go after Fisk right at this moment and rip the man apart for everything he'd done, but that had gone so well the last time that Matt was still healing from the wounds he'd gotten from that clash. It didn't stop Matt from wanting to kill in the name of those he lost and his fists clench inside his gloves even as Karen walks up to comfort him. He doesn't feel her gentle hand on his arm and doesn't react when she steps close.

He doesn't want comfort right now, he wants justice. Comfort feels like nothing, but empty words and empty gestures. Justice though is hot and fast and would settle his mind and save his city. He's ready to go and burn down everything Fisk has ever made before Fisk can get his fingers in more of Hell's Kitchen's pies. He turns to head back to the office and that's when everything changes. 

Suddenly Matt is surrounded by heartbeats too strange to be real. Some have double the sound and others skip and still others have a deepness that cannot be human. He takes a step forward and is now overwhelmed with voices and smells he's never encountered before. His normal steady gait falters and he falls to the ground with a soft grunt. Where there had been firm ground there was now carpet. What the hell had just happened to him? 

He tries to push himself up, but the noise and smell continue to over whelm him and he can't figure out how to center himself. Never one to ask for help if he doesn't need it, Matt calls out into the noise. "Please someone help me? Where am I?"

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[redarrowqueen]

Matt's confession was all Thea needed to gather the courage to spill a little more,"Ra's Al Ghul had just stabbed me, passed out and came to in sickbay complete with loop throw." but a tiny smile of thanks escaped her. "I'm almost ok on the physical level, its just mental and emotional fallout now. Let's just say I don't exactly listen when it comes to not shoving my feelings, stopped eating and sleeping for the better part of a month." sounding a little ashamed at how far she had slipped into darkness.

[blind_devil]

"I have no idea who that is, but if his name sounds as badass as he does then I guess it's good that you're here and no where near him anymore," Matt says.

[redarrowqueen]

"He's bad news." Thea left the tale of Ra's Al Ghul at that for now. "So being here is better, I've just got a lot to learn when it comes to actually dealing with things like a normal person." she mused. "But at the same time it sounds like being here can only be good for you too." she mused.

[blind_devil]

"I need some down time," Matt says with a nod, "some friends of mine got mixed in my mess and they died. I'm trying to grieve, but it's hard I keep wanting to go after the guy who killed them."

[redarrowqueen]

"Know the feeling." Thea left it at that for now, but for her it was when it came to the people she cares for and wants to somehow protect. She softly squeezed Matt's hand,"But I also think you've gained a friend in me."

[blind_devil]

Matt smiles and nods. "Yes I did," he says, "it's like fate me meeting you first thing. God does work in mysterious ways doesn't he?"

[redarrowqueen]

"I love that idea actually." Thea admits. "The idea of fate having a hand in things to matter how small. That little moment of us linking and becoming friends can only be good for both of us."

[blind_devil]

"I like to think so," Matt says with a nod, "a friend of mine is always saying I find what I need just when I need it."

[redarrowqueen]

"I like that idea." Thea whispered. "Someone loves to remind me things fall into place when the timing is right and never before. This time its only a good thing for both of us. You and I are only beginning but in the best sense."