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[oom: You really shouldn't have said his name.]

When Matt walks in a whole lot of noise follows him. The police station he's exiting is in a state of chaos and Matt is speaking to someone behind him as he leaves.

"It's alright, Sergeant, I'm fine. Foggy or I will be around to check into those files later."

An apology from Brett Mahoney follows Matt as the door closes, and Matt sighs.

Matt is tired, and frustrated, angry even, but he's also just realized where he's walked into.

After a moment he decides he could use a respite from the cacophony he's just left and so, using his cane, Matt crosses the room and takes a seat up at the counter.

"Cup of coffee, please," he requests as he folds up his cane and sets it down on the counter.

Bar provides a cup along with a bowl of hearty potato soup with half a club sandwich tucked next to it.

Matt's stomach rumbles in response to the smell, but his expression is less enthused.

"Do you mother everyone who sits down?" he asks, to which Bar responds by providing a cloth napkin and a spoon.

Matt's jaw tics, but he withholds another sigh.

[ooc: warnings for violence and npc death in the oom.]

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Cassian shrugs then remembers that Matt won't see that and says, "It went as well as it could have."

A smile flickers at the corners of Matt's mouth on that shrug, but he doesn't respond until Cassian verbalizes his reply.

"Best that can be hoped for some days," Matt says, giving his own shrug.

"It is. How's your work going? Any interesting cases?"

Matt didn't share much last time but his work is probably simpler to discuss than Cassian's.

"We're keeping the lights on," Matt replies, taking a drink of his coffee. "We have a new client as of this morning. A landlord dispute we're hoping we can help her with."

It isn't bowling alley murderers or corporate conspiracies, but it is the type of work Matt set out to do when he got into practice. Helping the people of his neighborhood.

"I'm not sure if your world as renter's laws but, out client is living in a rent-controlled building and her landlord wants to throw her out so that he can build more expensive condos. We're working to prevent that."

"Some planets do, Coruscant probably has the most at least in the upper levels, but I've never heard of rent-control."

Depending how its set up that could be helpful.

"It's meant to protect people from having their rent raised past the point of affordability," Matt explains. "There was a time that tactic could be used to force people out of their homes. With our case that is the landlord's intent, he's just using other means to try and go about it."

"What's he doing?" He knows that landlords can be brutal and at least in the Empire, usually have the government on their side.

Matt considers for a moment how much to say, then replies, "He offered them a buyout. When they didn't accept he sent workers who were supposed to do repairs. Instead they broke up the place trying to make it unlivable."

Something that doesn't sit well with Matt at all.

"Was anyone hurt?"

Cassian's seen the Empire do things like that but they usually hurt people along the way.

"No, fortunately." Of course, that was more a product of the landlord keeping within the bounds where police can't get involved than anything.

"My partner and I are going to do what we can to help them." And Matt will do anything outside of the law firm if it comes to that.

"What can you do? I know in my galaxy there aren't a lot of options."

The Rebellion tries to help when they can but there's only so much that can be done.

"We can prove that he's working outside the bounds of the law," Matt replies. "He's violating codes and ordinances and acting maliciously towards his tenants. Our case could make the court to step in and force him to stop."

"I hope it can." Losing a home is one of the quickest ways to destroy someone.

"Thanks, we hope so, too." Mrs. Cardenas and her neighbors deserve to stay in their homes.

Cassian takes a sip of his whiskey and stands up with a stretch, "I think I'm going to do some cooking. Have a good night."