Mayhem received his usual nut tap of greeting from Murder, groaning as he gripped the other's shoulder to keep himself from doubling over. "Yeah, missed you too buddy. Wish it was under better circumstances." The blonde grabbed a cup of coffee, not bothering to put any cream in it today. He was going to need all the caffeine he could get, apparently. Murder was in just as bad a mood, it seemed, and honestly Mayhem couldn't blame him. He had similar complaints, and a similar story. He didn't deserve to be treated like an attack dog, especially not under threat of imprisonment. Hell, half the reason they'd met was because Murder wanted to go straight and not deal with the world of supers anymore. Honestly, Mayhem could say the same, though he just wanted to go back to his job. It wasn't exactly the most stimulating work in the world, but he liked meeting interesting people.<i>Like Murder. </i>Mayhem sat down in the chair to the left of Murder, reaching over to tap the man with a fingertip. It was a simple gesture they had developed to signify that they needed to talk about something in private. He had a feeling he knew how Fury had found the man, and he was no more thrilled about it.<br/><br/>Shooting a glance over to Fury as the man fired off a rude comment about being late, he cocked his head, blowing on the coffee to cool it down. "You dense? I came from fucking California. That thing called jet lag exists. Are you the real Fury, cuz you sure as shit aren't acting like him. Normally, Fury is a bit more empathetic to people's plight, yeah? Least the one I met was when they snagged me off the streets of LA, trapped me in a tiny room for 38 hours, and confiscated my entire livelihood before threatening to jail me unless I worked for SHIELD." Sipping his coffee, he propped his feet up on Murder's lap, cocking his head. "Said something to the effect of it being regrettable but me knowing too much to let loose on the streets, and my skills being better suited to help people than a life of petty crime and dubious legalities." Nothing dubious about it, really. Action shots of heroes saving the world wasn't even close to being illegal. He'd checked. SHIELD just wasn't fond of candid shots of their heroes they hadn't approved.