TLV: IC Inbox

[primedirector]

"Hey, it's Jesse. I'll be right back."

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[trustinthedevil]

Can I ask you to get me something for my cabin?

[primedirector]

You didn't like. Tie a string around the door to trip me or something.

[trustinthedevil]

[ To her credit, that does, at least, get a very slight sort of half-chuckle out of him. ]

I haven't stooped to that level of pettiness yet, don't worry. I just need somewhere for people to sit. A couch, maybe? And a coffee pot. Those are the sort of things you can ask for me, right?

[primedirector]

Yeah, for sure. Good coffee, bodega coffee or office coffee?

[trustinthedevil]

For my sake? Good coffee. But it doesn't really matter.

[ A pause. ]

Someone from home is here.

[primedirector]

[A significantly longer pause.]

...should I be worried?

[trustinthedevil]

No. No, Frank's a good guy. He's rough around the edges, but he's - [ what is Frank, exactly? ] - a friend.

[primedirector]

Your taste in friends sucks sometimes, Matt.

[She is also including herself in this.]

Should I be worried about you?

[trustinthedevil]

I'll be fine, Jesse. Frank Castle showing up is always the least of my problems. I just thought you should know before you run into him.

[ Another beat. ]

He knows about Daredevil, too.

[primedirector]

Oh, cool. So he knows you're twice an asshole.

[That one's a bit more dry, in what in Stoic Nerd Speak counts for 'affectionate'.]

Should I get you a fold-out couch for sleepovers?

[trustinthedevil]

[ Very funny, Jesse. ]

I just wanted you to know I trust him.

[primedirector]

...warden or inmate?

[trustinthedevil]

Does it matter?

[primedirector]

It changes whether I trust him.

Not that I don't trust inmates, but if he's a friend of yours, feels like I should be bracing myself to get tackled if I get spotted within ten feet of you.

[trustinthedevil]

He saved my life, Jesse. He didn't have to, but he did it anyway. Shouldn't you be happy about that?

[primedirector]

It's not that I don't appreciate it. But also, like...

Dude. He's called the Punisher. And you're a fucking vigilante. Neither of you are the greatest judges of character.

[trustinthedevil]

Like I said, he's rough around the edges. But if you strip away all of that, you'd be hard to find someone better than him in the world.

[primedirector]

Alright, so. Introduce me.

[trustinthedevil]

[ Jesse, please. ]

I will, once he's had a chance to settle in. I don't know what happened to him before he got here but he needs some recovery time.

[primedirector]

On your couch.

[trustinthedevil]

I'm not asking for the couch for him.

[ He absolutely is. ]

It's just nice to have one.

[primedirector]

So it just so happens you want a couch, right when it just so happens that your friend turns up from home.

[trustinthedevil]

It's been on my mind for a while.

[primedirector]

...I'm gonna get you the squeakiest fucking fold-out the world's ever known.

[trustinthedevil]

You have to sit on it, too, you know.