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Question about Matt and Foggy's dorm room

[(Anonymous)]

Would dorm rooms be en suite (i.e. do they have their own little bathroom)? Or would they have to share one with the whole floor? I've tried to rewatch the scene where Matt and Foggy first meet (in ep 10), but the only door they show is the one to the hallway. Which doesn't mean there can't be another one, because you never see the whole room.

Anyone's best guess on this one?

Re: Question about Matt and Foggy's dorm room

[(Anonymous)]

I lived in a dorm and there were no en suit washrooms. There was a washroom & shower area on each floor for everyone to use.

help in Spanish

[(Anonymous)]

ahem. right now there's a good chunk of my dialogue that takes place in Spanish, which. is not a language I have ever spoken in my life, though it bears some similarity to Filipino. what little Spanish I ever learned, I got from Dora the Explorer, and even that's atrophied, so yeah--all I know is vamonos.

anyone far better at Spanish willing to help an anon out? I've had to resort to Google Translate, but I am fully aware it's horrible, so, like. if anyone's willing to help, I'll send you the doc when the scene's done?

Re: help in Spanish

[(Anonymous)]

Mine isn't perfect but I live with my Spanish speaking family so I can ask them as well. How do you want to be contacted?

(frozen comment) Always-a-Girl! [Character] Is transphobic.

[(Anonymous)]

To keep from crowding the thread with this fairly long meta read here:

http://dusty-soul.tumblr.com/post/124998656097/so-a-while-back-i-made-a-post-about-how-the#notes

(frozen comment) Re: Always-a-Girl! [Character] Is transphobic.

[(Anonymous)]

thanks for this - it's been nagging at me a while

He's really blind, guys

[(Anonymous)]

Claire says it herself: No Light Perception (or NLP for short). His pupils didn't react to light when she waved the penlight over them.

He literally sees nothing.

The show does a shit job at explaining this, because of that foolish "world on fire" impressionistic painting blah blah they used, but it was just a metaphor for all sensory input he's bombarded with.

He doesn't literally see a world on fire. Or red. Because his eyes don't work.

Matt. Is. Totally. Blind.

/soapbox

Re: He's really blind, guys

[(Anonymous)]

Yep. being the best at parkour and detecting the presence of hidden people better than a sighted person doesn't mean he 'can basically see anyway', because those aren't the skills most often used in daily life. Parkour doesn't help you practice law and good luck trying to read an overhead menu with your super sensitive fingertips.

http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2008/06/my-other-senses-more-than-compensate/

(Yes, access to voiceover and online shopping/food ordering/lawbooks helps and we could debate forever about the concept of disability but he cannot do 'everything a sighted person can' without the use of assistive technology, stop trying to take away my disabled superhero. )

Writing challenge?

[(Anonymous)]

Would anybody be interested in a writing challenge? I've seen this in other fandoms. The Mod could pick a prompt or idea and post it, and anybody who is interested would have, say, three weeks to write a 1500-word story based on the prompt? Then they post the stories, or send them to the mod for posting (if that works) and everybody can read. Voting for favourites would be optional, if desired.

What does everybody think?

Re: Writing challenge?

[(Anonymous)]

I like it! The meme seems to be slowing down a bit, so it'd be cool to generate more interest/fun. :-D

Daredevil 17 spoilers

[(Anonymous)]

...everyone doing alright out there?

(I'm more than willing to instigate a group hug for those who need it to survive the wait till September).

Re: Daredevil 17 spoilers

[(Anonymous)]

What happened? Gimme spoilers!

Perspectives on the law

[(Anonymous)]

Let me give you three good reasons Matt has to doubt the law, to be willing to work against it for what he considers a higher good:

1. He's American. There are no remnants of Divine Right of Kings in our thinking or our legal system. In fact, the reason behind our right to bear arms? Is at least in part so that we can rise up against an unjust government, if that becomes necessary again. No matter what you think of gun control and militias, you need to remember that the original Constitution signers had been part of a movement that had successfully overthrown their government using them, and they broke plenty of laws doing it, too. (History lovers help me if I'm wrong here, but this is at least the perspective I currently have as an American, gained in history class and elsewhere. I know the Constitution came after the Confederacy--or, well, pretty much killed the Confederacy--but I'm still sure that most of the signers had been influential in the American Revolution.)

2. He's Catholic. I'm not, but I am a Christian, and let me tell you, "We must obey the laws of God rather than man" is not lip service to me. Throughout history, Christians (including Catholics) have broken unjust laws multiple times, most famously doing such things as smuggling people facing government-authorized persecution (Underground Railroad, Jews and others in Nazi Germany, etc.); preaching and smuggling Christian literature/radio where that is prohibited (all the way from ancient Rome right up until today); and even marrying people, if you subscribe to the legend of Saint Valentine. (See, I included something more Catholic!) Now, "Fear God, honor the king" is definitely important when man's laws don't contradict God's laws, along with "the magistrate" being God's servant, but an intrinsic respect for the law as such is not part of Catholic teaching any more than American thinking, as far as I'm aware. (Anybody more knowledgeable about a different perspective in Catholicism?)

3. The law has failed him personally and is continuing to fail everyone around him. This is the reason most people recognize, but I just wanted to point out numbers one and two above for Matt's distrust of the law.

And one good reason that it should be shocking:

1. He's a lawyer. That's the part that really seems to trip people (including Foggy) up, for good reason. It means that he made an oath to support the constitution of the country and his state, which he is breaking by his vigilantism. He's not just breaking the law, he is breaking a personal oath he swore. On the other hand, lawyers are no more fond of the law than anybody else, and in fact can be much more aware of its failings and cynical about what it can accomplish. A lawyer told me that on his first day at law school, one of his professor told the whole class, "If you're here because you're interested in Justice, you're in the wrong place. You should be in seminary. Law is the bastard sister of Justice." Which is exactly what Murdock has to acknowledge at Landman and Zach. I think that internship had as much to do with him becoming a vigilante as the crying of a little girl in her bed that only he could hear.

(Sorry, sometimes I just have to share my thoughts. I'm so glad this is anonymous, because I know I'm boring.)

Re: Perspectives on the law

[(Anonymous)]

No, you're not boring. Thank you for posting this. It's nice food for thought! I always thought the very first image we see of Lady Justice with the scales and the sword looks so much like Matt, and then his very first outing where we see him in flashback beating that rapist father in the trainyard, he's wearing the same eye covering as Lady Justice, not a full face mask but the whole blind justice thing. It's a nice touch.

DAREDEVIL #17 SUPPORT GROUP

[(Anonymous)]

IT WAS SO MUCH WORSE THAN EXPECTED, GUYS. I'M NOT FUCKING OKAY. SOMEONE HOLD ME.

Re: DAREDEVIL #17 SUPPORT GROUP

[(Anonymous)]

The earlier anon above seems equally distressed, and having just read it, I get why.

*HOLDS YOU BOTH TIGHTLY BECAUSE I'M NOT OK EITHER*

what would they drink?

[(Anonymous)]

kinkmeme, help a girl out!

What kind of alcohol would Marci have on hand to offer Foggy if the two of them wanted to get shit-faced for a difficult conversation?

I don't drink so I'm not familiar with alcohol brands/types.

Re: what would they drink?

[(Anonymous)]

Also, what the hell is it that they're always drinking at Josie's? (Foggy was drinking some of that before meeting up with Marci; he wants to be really, really drunk for this convo)

prompt finder

[(Anonymous)]

Where's that slash prompt where Matt is the angry poltergeist that throws out every tenant but Foggy? Thanks in advance.

Re: prompt finder

[(Anonymous)]

This one?

http://daredevilkink.dreamwidth.org/3230.html?thread=6417822#cmt6417822

Matt and Text to Speech

[(Anonymous)]

I feel weird posting this, because I haven't looked back over the discussion thread to see if someone else has, and... IDK

http://dusty-soul.tumblr.com/post/120145737487/daredevil-fanfiction-pet-peave

I want to make writers here aware of this post because I feel it's important and I'm interested to see what other people have to say about it I guess. It's been up for a while and...

Fuck it. I'm done justifying myself. Here it is, if you haven't seen it already.

Re: Matt and Text to Speech

[(Anonymous)]

Yep. Don't be 'that guy' who assumes it's just like Siri. Looking it up can only make your work better

Anyone done a masterpost of references for writing blind characters?

Mom, not Mum

[(Anonymous)]

I know we have some Brits or non-American-English speakers on this board, so I just wanted to remind people that in American-English is's spelled "mom." Otherwise your characters are going to sound British.

*dodges bricks* Sorry!

Re: Mom, not Mum

[(Anonymous)]

I make this mistake all the time haha, reminders are always helpful <3

Matt's fighting style

[(Anonymous)]

So I've been sort of working on a fill for Matt vs some of Stick's other child soldiers, and I'm watching Daredevil fanvids right now,and I know why his fighting style is like that, with the jumpy spin flip kicks, out of universe (It looks cool) but regarding in universe reasons.

Does anyone else think part of the reason why Matt fights like that is because Stick taught him how to fight as a child sized person?
In the flashbacks to the end of Matt's training the he's got a very aerial style which maybe isn't what you would teach someone with adult Matt's height and weight.
Although he isn't that big, and on a probably unrelated note the only people I've seen pull off that flip to get out of the arm bar have been people smaller than the person holding them.

Re: Matt's fighting style

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I don't have a specific fighting name, but I theorize the aerial combat has to do with the fact Matt can't see and thus, cannot see where certain projectiles are coming from. So he has to keep moving, weaving and dodging to avoid certain attacks because trying to hit a moving target is harder. (if Matt can't see what he's hitting, neither can they!) But as a result of this, it does take a lot more energy to jump and twist and flip. If Matt fought in the daytime, he'd probably look like a freakin' idiot, all that unecessary backflipping and parkouring. Matt also seems to prefer jumping and landing on his enemies, knocking them out with one punch. So he's basically acting like a stone being dropped out of the sky, only preferring to hitting certain weak spots (knees, elbows) to stop them temporarily so he can focus his stone-dropping technique on another badguy. Once said badguy is unconscious, Matt then turns around and stone-drops the other guy.

Brian Michael Bendis Question

[(Anonymous)]

So I may be asking for it with this question, and I'm only asking because I genuinely want to understand... I've seen some real anti-Bendis sentiment coming from the comic fans on here lately and am wondering if people could articulate maybe why?

I know that some of it comes from stuff to do with how he handled Bobby being gay in the recent X-Men arc, but I adored his work on New Avengers, Daredevil and Alias, and I wonder if the people with an issue with him have read thd majority of his work or not or if it's a knee-jerk reaction. I'd just like a bit of clarification or critical input to see if there's something I'm missing or not getting about why people are lumping him in with Miller in their hatred or negativity.

Re: Brian Michael Bendis Question

[(Anonymous)]

I've really enjoyed a lot of Bendis's work, including his runs on DD books, but his treatment of women in those books has been abysmal.

episode one confessional

[(Anonymous)]

ok, so, i was re-watching the confessional from episode one and it seemed a lot like when matt was talking about his dad letting the devil out that he was talking from personal experience and not just from having seen it happen in the ring. i might just be reading into something that's not there, but i was wondering if anyone else had similar thoughts or am i just a little crazy??

Re: episode one confessional

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I know that there was at least one flashback in the comics where little!Matt beat up some of his bullies and went home and told Jack about it. Jack had always wanted him to study instead of fighting so that he wouldn't end up like him, and he had been drinking that day, so he got angry...and hit Matt. He realized what he did right away and apologized for it, but Matt was scared and ran. He spent some time alone thinking, and that was when Matt decided to become a lawyer.

The thing about this is that it's horrible and shocking and I don't think anybody really wants to think about it...but it really does make a lot of sense for Matt's character and paradoxical opinion of violence.

Now, that hardly matches the level of violence Matt was describing in the confessional scene, and who knows if the show's version of Jack Murdock would ever have done something like this. But there is at least some evidence in the comics for what (I think) you're implying.

Hey! Project!

[(Anonymous)]

I'm thinking of doing a kinkmeme etiquette and handling essay because it has occurred to me that a lot of our rules about kinkmeme behavior go unspoken, across kinkmemes and that this can be really confusing for newbies to these spaces. (And that it is just asking for wank when these new players assume shit about the rules.)

So I was wondering if any of our kinkmeme vets would like to help out with this or think it's a good idea? Right now I'm just in the vague planning stages as there's so much else going on in my life right now (including 20 or so things I want to fill!). But I figure there's no harm in asking, right?

Also, I'm asking here because it's such an active kinkmeme and one of my favorites. I also think it has the least wank and best moderation which means to me that the people here might be able to offer a lot of insight into why it is they way it is and similar.

Re: Hey! Project!

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds a bit like micro-managing, tbh. If you've got a specific issue you think needs to be addressed, maybe contact the mod? Otherwise why mess with a good thing?

One of the many things that I LIKE about this kinkmeme is that there isn't a shit-ton of rules, and we're all trusted to be adult-ish and use common sense and have a good time.

Law advice - confessing a crime to your lawyer

[(Anonymous)]

So... let's say one day Karen decided to confess to Foggy that she killed Wesley.

What is Foggy legally obligated to do if she confessed that she killed someone? I've heard of Attorney–client privilege, but how far does that extend? Would he try to stop her from telling him details of what happened, or would it not matter?

Re: Law advice - confessing a crime to your lawyer

[(Anonymous)]

as long as she isn't being prosecuted for it (and even if she were, she could still tell foggy she'd done it even if she was planning to entire a not-guilty plea) if foggy were officially her attourney he'd be bound by attourney-client privilege to not tell a soul. this definitely extends to murder confessions and it's about as seriously taken as a confession to a priest.

did ben have matt = daredevil figured out??

[(Anonymous)]

personally, i feel that ben had it figured out fairly quickly. he's an investigative journalist + he's smart, this is the sort of stuff he lived for. additionally i don't think matt was hiding it particularly well around him. ben's comments in episode twelve (i think?? my memory isn't great tbh) pretty much solidify my belief, "nobody'd look at a blind man twice" / "you sound like a boxer." the way i figure it was that matt knew that ben knew and they both knew neither was going to mention it.

i'm just wondering what the general consensus is regarding ben knowing that matt is daredevil?

Re: did ben have matt = daredevil figured out??

[(Anonymous)]

I like to think with a little more time he would have figured out who Matt was. He was the guy who figured out Matt's secret in the comic, too, although he was also Matt's surrogate father figure in the comics, too. I still feel cheated by losing Ben, I wish he was still alive.

Elena's Funeral

[(Anonymous)]

I don’t even know if this will be useful information for me while writing next chapter, but I’m wondering about Elena’s funeral costs.

In the show, Foggy said he’d make arrangements. Does that mean he was offering to PAY for it? Funerals are expensive, aren’t they?

What would have happened if Foggy hadn’t offered? Would someone like Elena - elderly, with no next of kin - have some kind of insurance thing in place to cover the cost of a burial? Whose job is it to find that kind of thing out?

Re: Elena's Funeral

[(Anonymous)]

If Elena had life insurance, the policy would have to have a beneficiary for it to pay out to. Without insurance or a pre-arranged funeral, and with no next of kin, the coroners office would arrange for the disposition of the remains, but it wouldn't likely include any kind of funeral service, just cremation and mass burial, or embalming, a simple casket, and burial in an indigent graveyard.

In New York City specifically, she would be interred in a mass grave in the potter's field on Hart Island. The burying itself would be done by a work detail of inmates from Riker's Island.

Foggy couldn't volunteer to be any part of that. He could volunteer to arrange for a private funeral, which would be very expensive. As far as I know, as an unrelated party, he wouldn't be eligible for financial assistance from the government if he did take on the responsibility.

[(Anonymous)]

silly me, but just wanted to share my surprise at the last lines of jtmiller in the deadpool movie trailer XD (https://twitter.com/20thcenturyfox/status/628762493494521856)

[(Anonymous)]

It's possible FOX is throwing shade at Daredevil. I mean, Daredevil belonged to them at one point and they couldn't do shit with him, and now Marvel gets him for such a short time and he's already a worldwide success. Maybe FOX is butthurt.

Fanfiction Podcast

[(Anonymous)]

So I'm starting up a fanfiction podcast. Details are here:

http://enthusiasmgirl.tumblr.com/fanficpodcast

I figured I would reach out and see if anyone here is interested in participating, since you are all such lovely people. Message me via Tumblr or comment here if you're interested. :)

Re: Fanfiction Podcast

[(Anonymous)]

This is so cool! I love your list of topics and I just messaged you about it.

Fic Challenge Assistance

[(Anonymous)]

So I have decided that I want to run a challenge and the mod has said it's okay - they're going to put up a Challenges Post for me and anyone else who wants to run one to use.

However, I have never run a challenge before. Or participated in one. So is there someone out there who is more experienced in that area who would maybe like to play the Yoda to my Luke (or the Stick to my Matt I guess to be more appropriate, although please don't be that big a dick. lol)?

I just need some guidance and help getting it set up.

Re: Fic Challenge Assistance

[(Anonymous)]

I haven't run a fic challenge before but this sounds really, really cool (and I was following the other thread and like the idea of centering it around minor character. The Matt/Foggy and Matt & Foggy has really increased in volum since starting.)

Father Lantom's church

[(Anonymous)]

Is it mentioned by name at any point in the show?

(the show, not the comics)

Re: Father Lantom's church

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think so. If it was, I don't remember it.

Daredevil forum

[(Anonymous)]

Some people on tumblr were talking about a place to hang out and discuss stuff non-anonymously, so I made a forum for it. I know forums are kinda ten years ago but hey, I'm internet ancient, so it works for me. :3

http://vma.odelik.net/viewforum.php?f=10

legalities of coming back from the dead

[(Anonymous)]

okay, we know that, as a general rule, people do not tend to stay dead in comics. it's even mentioned in the new Ant-Man series (Hank Pym mentions checking if Scott was still dead, Scott saying that he's trying to get the wiki updated), but like. what's it like in the legal department, for faking your death or for when you actually died but then came back to life? is there like a mound of paperwork you need to do to prove you're who you say you are? what about if you died and you had something set up so someone you loved could get medical attention? how much trouble would you need to go through to declare yourself alive in the eyes of the law, at least?

(yes, this is for fic reasons. but also, I got really curious about the mess of paperwork that resurrection would no doubt cause. somewhere there is a clerk cursing superheroes' names.)

Re: legalities of coming back from the dead

[(Anonymous)]

I imagine it might be the same as if you... say, wanted to change your name, or close a business. You file a whole bunch of papers and then it's announced in some kind of legal lawyers paper thing for 6 months and then after that amount of time passes you get your (whatever).

Basically... paperwork. Lots and lots and lots. You'd have to reapply for everything; birth certificate, SIN number, health card, ID, citizenship...

I imagine, if you died and someone benefitted from insurance money from your death, the insurance would cancel that money (because we all know how much insurances HATES having to give people money).

Some people would probably try to pretend they didn't come back.