It does do a lot to lighten the air, to be able to make jokes. It's a little uncomfortable to think about why exactly Karen needs to know these sort of releases and just about as uncomfortable to think about how Matt knows how to perform them in the first place. A few jokes here and there to ease the ache does a world of good.
He doesn't grab her again right away, shaking off the ache in his hand. It's a good sort of ache, one that tells him Karen is learning and could probably do worse to someone that deserves it. And truth be told, Matt has the oddest relationship with pain. Sometimes he finds it almost satisfying.
"Something to keep in mind if the whole law career thing doesn't work out." If he wasn't so secretive about what he could do, Matt would likely even enjoy teaching people to protect themselves. It was a way to help people help themselves, and for all his flaws Matt does want to protect people. "Let's try it a couple more times with one hand and move to two."
While they can't work endlessly, getting a good understanding of a couple releases would be a good start for a night.
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Date: 2019-09-22 05:31 pm (UTC)He doesn't grab her again right away, shaking off the ache in his hand. It's a good sort of ache, one that tells him Karen is learning and could probably do worse to someone that deserves it. And truth be told, Matt has the oddest relationship with pain. Sometimes he finds it almost satisfying.
"Something to keep in mind if the whole law career thing doesn't work out." If he wasn't so secretive about what he could do, Matt would likely even enjoy teaching people to protect themselves. It was a way to help people help themselves, and for all his flaws Matt does want to protect people. "Let's try it a couple more times with one hand and move to two."
While they can't work endlessly, getting a good understanding of a couple releases would be a good start for a night.