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[shittier]

and what exactly were you trying to do

[oorah]

[ oops is it truth time already? he thought he had at least one more meme. ]

figure out why you would want to sleep with me out of all the scumbags in this city.

[shittier]

is that a question you want me to answer or are you just making a statement

[oorah]

neither. i was answering your question.

that was what i was trying to do at the bar

[shittier]

[ she's reading that with her eyes squinted because she's not... too sure if she's understanding what he's saying... ]

so you didn't reject me, you just... questioned why?

[oorah]

that's right. but i think i figured it out. i'm "safe" right? you can't hurt me and i can't hurt you because we're both assholes of the highest order.

am i in the ballpark?

[shittier]

i thought you didn't want my answer about it?

i'm not stupid enough to think i'm safe with anyone, especially ones who constantly have a target on their back and are called "the punisher"

i'm just stupid enough to want to sleep with them, i guess

[oorah]

i didn't mean that kind of safe.

[ so he's going to take that as a yes...? ]

do you still want to or did i wreck it?

[shittier]

[ jesus christ. if she believed in gender roles he'd definitely be the woman in this... whatever this is. but his question makes her think.

she doesn't know. maybe? no, no. she definitely still wants to sleep with him. she learned her lesson last time about not being up front, and even though she's not good at talking about feelings or... drama or whatever, she just wants to get it out of the way. at least if she has her answer one way or another, she can process accordingly. ]

it's not that big of a deal, frank. you're a good looking guy that can take care of himself who also happens to be a piece of shit with nothing else to lose

also, it's hard to wreck something with someone who literally has zero expectations out of men, so

[oorah]

all of that was fair except for the part about me being good looking but i'll take it.

[ and now you know frank castle is 100% a woman when it comes to all matters of the heart. ...dick? or maybe he's just made being socially awkward into an extreme sport, you decide. ]

maybe we could get another drink sometime

[shittier]

are we talking about your definition of getting a drink or mine?

[oorah]

[ here it comes again. the chance for him to completely make an ass of himself. last time she thought he was rejecting her, like he has the fucking authority to reject anyone, least of all jessica freaking jones. lord. there's a pause before his next message as all the doubts churn - he shoudn't have texted her tonight. and yet... ]

maybe one could lead to the other

[shittier]

[ leave it to jessica jones to not be satisfied by his answer or not happy to be getting something that she wants.

she wants to tell him that it's really... not a big deal. like yeah, she gave him shit, but it's what she does. but she knows he's a man of his word, and it would probably be insulting for her to even question it after all this. ]

maybe. guess we'll see

but you'll tell me if you change your mind, right

[oorah]

what you want my written consent ahead of time?

[ it's actually kind of... something. god he may as well keep it up while they're on the honesty train right? ]

i'll probably chicken out again anyway

[shittier]

after all this? it wouldn't hurt

[ she actually appreciates that answer because something clicks in her head that never did before, and she can't help but be a little frustrated at herself for not piecing his puzzle together better. also, it gives her a reason to voice her concerns from before. ]

i said it would be good for the both of us because we both know what it's like to lose everything, but the truth is i don't

you lost a wife and your children. i never had that to lose

i imagine this probably isn't easy for you. i keep saying it's just sex and it doesn't matter but at some point it did for you

so if you do bail on me, i get it. but just let me know so i don't make an ass of myself

again

[oorah]

everyones lost something jess. i don't have a monopoly on tragedy.

[ he gets THAT. what he doesn't get is... everything else coming to his phone right now. ]

you didn't. make an ass of yourself.

[ at least, not in his mind. ]

the last person i got into something like this with got shot so. you might've been onto something with my track record.

[shittier]

what are the odds of that shit

[ to lose your wife that way then your next one get shot... ]

well since were on the topic of exes and guns, i shot my ex in the face with a shotgun

[oorah]

just lucky i guess.

and i'm sure you had a good reason

[shittier]

[ wow she is not prepared for the emotions that come with his response. ]

maybe. i don't know

[oorah]

is that why you don't date anymore?

[ wow they really are two shit peas in a shit pod. ]

[shittier]

one of many. i'm not really girlfriend material, or the type of girl you bring home to your family

[ it only took her sleeping with her super to figure that last part out... ]

[oorah]

[ good thing frank doesn't have one of those? anymore?? ]

learned that the hard way too. this woman she had a son. i don't know what i was thinking.

[ his bullshit almost got rex's mom killed after he promised her it wouldn't come to her house. he can't make that mistake again. ]

[shittier]

you weren't. that's what makes dating and relationships so terrible

[ it's a massive cloud over your judgment, and she has little to none of that as it is. ]

[oorah]

so this would be a no strings attached situation

[ she did say it was "no big deal." but her follow-up is equally accurate: sex is a big deal for frank. he can't change that. he'd tried. ]

i'm even worse at that than everything else

[shittier]

[ okay.

it takes her a minute to answer that. she's not really sure what to say back because... what? is this a conversation about dating now? she can't help but laugh. he sounds like such a romantic right now, and she assumed he was anything. just goes to show you how much people can surprise you. ]

what exactly is it that you're hoping to get from all of this??