𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑥.

[castle]

PETE CASTIGLIONE ∎ FRANK CASTLE ∎ text ∎ audio ∎ video ∎ action █ █

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[earps]

Well, fair warning, it could definitely collapse at any time.

[ which means he probably shouldn't be that flattered. now, if she'd actually tried to wield a hammer and nail those boards together, that'd be reason for him to have a dizzy spell then and there.

besides, maybe she wants to get more of a sense of why he's packing to begin with. ]

Business picking up, huh? Good, I was running out of things for you to screw back together.

[castle]

[ well, it's not hard to catch that makeshift job, which he's already prepared to give a look over whenever he happens to stop by. it's pretty much just natural habit at this point whenever he's in that space. ]

something like that
apparently i wasn't the only one who went all brother bear on their furniture last weekend

[ before she's surprised by his reference — he watched it for lisa, okay? ]

you sure?
and here i thought you were getting creative about finding new things for me to get my hands on

[ whoops. intended? of course not. ]

[earps]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I saw one that wasn't you waddling down East Main trying to break into the pizza place.

[ hopefully those guys have insurance that covers random bear ransacking. do bears even eat pizza? do they even like pizza? ]

If only.

[ what. ]

I guess The Powers That Be thought it would be hilarious to give me a house that's actively falling down around me while I sleep, so you might still have a chance to stretch those fix-it muscles.

[castle]

careful with the cubs
they get on your doorstep and i don't think there'll be any of your house left to fix

[ then again, who knows how much of the damage in laura and henry's house wasn't just already there before the bear storm came tumbling through. why the hell were two kids living on their own without an adult?

also what. ]

didn't think about switching out
the hell you even need all that space for

[earps]

That and I'm pretty sure bear traps wouldn't go with the decor.

[ she's kidding, kidding. she wouldn't do that to actual children. probably. ]

Well, it was different when I was home and had about five people wandering in and out at any given moment.

[ now, it's almost too quiet. not that she's managed to creep herself out at night all alone in this creaky farmhouse or anything. ]

[castle]

i'll make sure to keep them from trick or treatin in your direction

[ don't threaten his kids, wynonna. remember, your house is in his hands. ]

you live in a shack that big?

[earps]

No guarantee there'd even be candy left by the time they got out here.

Not really. Smaller than this place. Which is why this one feels so damn huge.

[ and, as much as she doesn't want to admit it, even to herself, lonely. ]

[castle]

you can move into mine if that's your kick

[ not with him.

he'd move out first. obviously. ]

[earps]

Come on.

[ don't be ridiculous, pete. ]

Where would you go?

[castle]

i'd figure it out

[ he can nap in a ditch, he doesn't care. ]

you worried?

[earps]

I didn't say that.

[ she didn't say that. ]

Don't think I forgot that all your furniture is basically firewood.

[castle]

shit is that a deal breaker

[ has he even bothered to replace any of it? nope. ]

bed's still in one piece

[ what. ]

[earps]

[ good thing she totally just took a sip of her water. ]

Oh, goody. One whole bed.

[ in the middle of a completely wrecked apartment. what a gent, what a guy. ]

[castle]

what the hell else do you need to do there but sleep

[ because that's obviously all he meant. ]

we always eat out anyway
what would you even need a dining table for

[ yeah, wynonna. what else would you use one for? ]

[earps]

A couch would be nice.

[ annnnd maybe she's not going to answer that next part. ]

What if I planned on cooking? For company? We'd just eat on the floor?

[ oh, wynonna, you hilarious. ]

[castle]

couch is doing just fine
you saw it

[ got a couch, a bed, and a chair. what more do you want? ]

oh so you cook
color me surprised

[earps]

Okay, fine. A couch, a bed and a coffeemaker that doesn't suck. You're really selling me on that whole moving in thing.

[ clearly he doesn't need much to live on. ]

Occasionally.

[ whether she cooks well is another story. ]

[castle]

told you
you don't need all that damn space

think i spend more time at your place than mine
with all the shit i gotta fix for you

[ who's really complaining though? ]

if it's occasionally you can eat from the couch

[earps]

Then maybe I'm the one who should be looking for roommates.

[ since she does actually have more than the one bedroom, even if she's pretty sure one has a leak coming in through the ceiling. ]

What's that? I couldn't hear you over all of my coffee you keep drinking.

Next you're gonna tell me I should just eat right over the sink.

[castle]

yeah your place'll be a real sell for that

[ just be sure to include "be wary of floods" in the ad. ]

and why not

[ he does. ]

[earps]

It will once you fix it up.

[ see what she did there? ]

So I guess you'll just eat anywhere.

[castle]

getting kind of dependent on these hands huh

[ they could so a lot more than home repair, but that's a discussion for another day. ]

anytime anywhere

[earps]

Who else is gonna do it?

[ he's the only handyman she knows of in this whole damn town, anyway. ]

Well, if you want to come by once you're not elbow-deep in that washer there could be pizza in it for you in addition to the target practice.

[castle]

could teach you a trick or two

[ handygal judy has a nice ring to it. ]

cooking it yourself?

[ ;) ]

[earps]

I could rock a toolbelt.

[ not that different from a gunbelt, right? ]

Yes, and the recipe involves dialing a phone number and waiting for someone from Peter's to drop it off.

[ besides, they could probably use the money to pay for any bear-related damages. ]