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[castle]

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

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[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. ]

[castle]

signing on as my apprentice?

[ because that's obviously a good idea. ]

cute

[ her joke, not her. of course. ]

sausage and mushroom

[earps]

Let's not go that far.

[ unless he wants to go behind her and fix what she's handled at every turn. ]

On half.

[ because the other half is going be her choice, castiglione. ]

[castle]

yeah?
and what are you wasting that second half on

[ whatever, the man will eat anything anyway. but he'll tug at those trolling strings anyway. ]

[earps]

[ should she expect anything less at this point? ]

Pepperoni. And extra cheese.

[ like she’s even gonna share her side. ]

[castle]

pepperoni

[ you can't see it but his face is thoroughly disappointed. ]

you sure you don't want some sausage

[earps]

What’s wrong with pepperoni?

[ she can feel the disappointment in that text, pete, feel it. ]

Pretty sure I could do without it for a while.

[castle]

got a good kick to it but it's a poor man's sausage

[ he's a big boy, he'll take it. ]

need a little more spice in your life, judy

[earps]

I think that’s the first time anyone’s ever accused me of lacking that, Harry.

[ she of the barfights and ill-advised decisions. ]

Fine. Sausage and mushroom.

[castle]

right of course
the original spice girl

[ is that a joke? is he making a joke? ]

you could put that order in
just about done with the gig

[ and he'll add: ]

if you want me stopping by now

[earps]

[ he gets free pizza, he gets free access to a private range.

really, pete, you're getting downright spoiled here. ]

Now's as good a time as any.

[ it's not like she has anything better to do around here. ]

[castle]

[ let's not talk, lady.

he's the only reason your house is still standing right now. ]

give me less than an hour

[ but also, ]

don't fall asleep this time

[earps]

I was napping. You could try it sometime.

[ except for the part where she hadn't meant to fall asleep before he'd showed up. ]

Besides, I've got an entire pineapple pizza coming to stay up for.

[ just to see if he's paying attention. ]

[castle]

i see a single pineapple on that pizza
i'm kicking your whole house down

see how you fix that

[ yeah, he's paying attention. ]

[earps]

Oh, I'd love to see you try.

[ try going through her first, harry. this place may be a shithole but it's her shithole now. ]

No, really. I think I could totally expand the living room by knocking down one of these walls. You wouldn't happen to have a sledgehammer lying around, would you?

[castle]

[ jesus christ. ]

you were complaining it was too big
now you're gonna make it bigger

[earps]

Well, you were right. I really don't need this dining room table.

[ especially because she still can't look at it straight-on. ]

Might as well convert it into valuable party space.

[castle]

you sure you aren't just looking for more shit for me to do around your place

[ maybe he should be moving in. the constant travel to her place is hell. ]