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[agentxthirteen]

[ The comm is propped up against a paint can, and Sharon sits in front of it. Her hair is askew; tendrils have escaped from her ponytail. Wet trails testify to not only how much dust is on her face, but also how much she's sweated.

Sharon Carter does not admit defeat often, but when she does, it's because she's in over her head. Disastrously in over her head. ]

So. [ Her voice is tired. She wipes her forehead with a forearm, leaves a smudge in its wake. ] I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to get some training sessions off the ground. There was enough interest that I realized we would need a bigger space than the gym.

There were some rooms available on the first floor that I've taken over. And that's where the problem came in.

[ She leans forward and tilts the feed toward a hole in the wall. A sledgehammer rests against part of the wall that hasn't been knocked out. She turns the feed back toward herself and blows some hair out of her face. ]

I don't suppose there are any construction people here.

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[agentxthirteen]

[ She's quick enough to catch the bottle, but then she looks at it in surprise. He'd brought her a drink? That had been... unexpected. Nice, and unexpected. And it's even a cold drink.

She feels a little bad for being such an asshole to him during Wirt's event.

She offers him a grin before she takes a sip. ]

I'm better with my fists than a sledgehammer. [ She isn't boasting, either. That sledgehammer is heavy. She could only use it in spurts.

She waves her hand around the room. ]

First, this wall goes. I've got some weapons to put up on the wall for people to practice with. Four mats. [ She points to where they'll go, then looks around the room with a sigh. ] I'd like windows into the hall, but I'm not going to be a stickler for them if I can't get them. Probably close off one of the doors, though. Try and lower the odds of someone coming in and getting kicked in the face or something.

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[righthemisphere]

[To be fair he and Chuck weren't on their best behavior during that event either, though he was so sleep deprived during that he hardly remembers it.]

I had been wondering what all the noise was.. [He says but smiles and listens and nods, following her hand as she points.]

Mmm, mmhm. Like big, plate glass windows.. or maybe a thick plexi so someone doesn't go through them? I'd thought you meant exterior windows. Something interior shouldn't be much trouble.. we'll just have to make sure they aren't load bearing.

[Raleigh turns and backtracks a few feet to inspect the wall, rapping it with his knuckles in a few places.]

If the wall is structural and we take that much of it out, the ceiling could give.

[Tap, tap tap.]

Sounds like they're mostly hollow, though. Should be okay.

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[agentxthirteen]

[ She takes a moment to picture what could happen if someone gets kicked through a glass window and cringes. ]

Plexiglass, definitely.

[ She backs up to look (or glare, if she's being accurate) at the wall, a hand resting on her hip. She nods. ]

Oh, I know about loads.

[ Yep. She had definitely knocked on the wall before trying to take it out. She'd knocked on it with the sledgehammer, but it still counts, right? ]

Okay. So... [ She takes another deep drink from the bottle. ] What do we do now? I can get another sledgehammer?

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[righthemisphere]

[He drops his hands and steps back from the wall, dusting them off and nodding.]

Guess so. But we could cut all this plasterboard out with a chainsaw a lot faster. Just gotta mark out where the windows'll go.

Then we frame'em up and install. Piece of cake.

[You know, in theory.]

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[agentxthirteen]

[ Sharon lifts and eyebrow. ]

You had me at chainsaw.

[ She claps her hands together and rubs them. ] Right. Let's do this.

[righthemisphere]

[Raleigh grins and nods again.]

Cool.

[He looks for the closet-- because this is a Wonderland room and there has to be one, right?-- to pull the supplies he needs. A large level, a laser measuring tape. A carpenter's pencil, two step ladders, hardhats, gloves, goggles, a shop vacuum, a can of gasoline, and a big 'ol chainsaw.

Pile of equipment acquired, he picks up the step ladders to bring them over to the wall they'll be cutting. turns out he knows exactly how to put windows in. A handy guy to know, really.]

Help me draw a guidelines and I'll cut the hole. I think if we do like.. four? With three or four inches between each plate we'll be able to get room long windows without collapsing the ceiling.

[agentxthirteen]

[ She nods and sets the bottle aside before stretching with a groan. ] Sounds good.

[ She sets her hands on her hips and stands beside him, looking up at the wall and nodding. ]

Okay. I'm going to be honest? I'm just guessing that guidelines means measuring stuff. Construction isn't really my thing. I didn't even know there were so many different kinds of drills until I started looking up what I'd need to do for all this. [ She waves her hand around the room. ] So how about you lead, I follow.

[righthemisphere]

Uh..yeah, okay. [That's fair enough, really. Raleigh grabs a tool belt he pulled and takes the tape-measure out from one of it's pocket, nodding to the wall and tossing her a hardhat.]

But you gotta help me draw where the hole goes, huh? I can't do it by myself.

[Wooo construction montage]

lol *MONTAGE* Yessssssss.

[agentxthirteen]

[ Sharon nods, because she's happy to do anything that doesn't involve the entire building collapsing into the room.

And then the montage happens, and afterwards she hands him what's left in the bottle and surveys the work. ]

Not bad.

[ She licks her lips. The drink was great, but it could only go so far. ]

Beer? My treat.