𝑑𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑥.

[castle]

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[trustinthedevil]

What, can't I say hi to an old friend?

[ There is a wryness to his voice that seems to only come out when he talks to Frank. ]

[castle]

We friends now?

[ Frank wasn't in the way of labeling friends, even if they had silently agreed on leaving one another to their business, in a sense. ]

[trustinthedevil]

[ And this is why Matt always sounds exasperated when talking to Frank. ]

I know you're keeping an eye on Karen down there. I know she won't listen to anyone when she's made up her mind, but if she's meeting people to talk about this place, I need to know you won't let her go alone.

[castle]

Yeah, well, it wasn't my idea for her to go waving her face around the whole god damn city.

[ He's still pretty ticked off about it himself, because the last thing he needs is for her to make herself so public, making it a lot more complicated to keep her safe. Red's not wrong though — Karen usually has her own agenda, regardless of what anyone else thinks. ]

But ain't anybody gonna be laying a hand on her if that's what you're worried about. Not while I'm around.

[trustinthedevil]

Thank you. I'd do it myself, but we -

[ It's complicated, Matt thinks, which is such a ridiculous understatement. ]

I think she likes it better when I'm not around most of the time.

[castle]

Do something to piss her off?

[ Normally, he doesn't care to butt into his business. The situation tends to shift when Karen's involved. And while he hasn't discussed him with her in recent months, he hasn't forgotten that talk with her in the diner. How her feelings stood then. ]