Handy Casp

Casper Trulson | Handyman | This is for rp only

[handydandycasper]

rosamieaquino​:

“You’re right, doctors would be the best choice in that scenario.” Maybe if she just stopped talking things would go a lot smoother here. No more talk about the body’s functionality. Or anything, really. But curiosity gripped her when he spoke of someone else, Rosa cautiously stepping closer to the handyman with a small smile. “Kat? Is that your girlfriend?” It’s not like she cared or anything. She was getting married herself so why would she care? The gossip monger in her couldn’t help it though and she had a little smile on her face that seemed strained. She followed a bit more closely as he made his way to the bathroom but stopped in the doorway when he asked his question. “I…just don’t want you to get hurt? Or…me to annoy you or something.”

Casper nodded as she echoed Kat’s name, but with the question he stumbled slightly in his placing of the toolbox on the ground. Turning to the Princess with wide eyes he shook his head, before laughter bubbled up. “My girlfriend? Oh no no no, Princess Katrien, of the Netherlands. We grew up together she’s probably my best friend,” he answered. Turning his gaze to the sink, he approached it to see it was indeed dripping at a steady rate. “Oh… well you won’t annoy me so don’t worry about that. But I guess I have been known to slip up on occasion...”

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katrienmeijer​:

@handydandycasper​ 

“You know what’s nice about you not being a guard anymore?” Katrien asked, handing Casper a cup of punch before taking a sip of her own. “You don’t have to work at this party, so you’re free to hang out with your very favourite person.” Not that it had ever really stopped Kat from spending events with Casper back in the Netherlands, anyway- but it was easier now, and she was less likely to get him in trouble now. 

She linked her arm through his as she took in the scene, weighing their options. “What should we do first? I’d suggest kayaking but I think I’d probably tip the boat.”

“What’s that?” Casper asked as he took the punch cup that she offered. When she answered he grinned brightly. “See? Told you it was a good idea. Now I get to fix your squeaky hinges and hang out with you.” It truly was nice to be able to spend time with her when he wasn’t supposed to be on duty, or wasn’t getting distracted from looking out for potential threats.

As she linked their arms he surveyed the scene, letting out a soft hum as he debated everything. Kat was definitely right on the kayaking front. “We could try the float? Or just skip the kayak part of the whole ordeal and go straight to plunging into the lake?” 

[handydandycasper]

Casper was surprised but delighted when the beach party was announced. Solveig had never mentioned in communications about having days where everyone common and royal alike simply mingled and enjoyed themselves. Although according to others it was something that happened semi-regularly. Either way he was looking forward to a day of relaxation.

As usual though he had acted without thinking and as he took a final dive in the game of beach volleyball he had been participating in, he conceded that he probably should’ve waited until after for his dip in the lake, as opposed to just before it. Looking down as the rest of the team congratulated each other he found that he was coated in a thick layer of sand, attempting to brush it from his legs and bare torso. Only the top layer moved though and he looked up to address the closest figure. “Guess it just means it’s time for another swim. Want to join?”

[hotforharrison]

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ofbuchananisms​:

A tool couldn’t grow legs and simply walk out of her toolbox, could it?

Poppy had spent the better part of her week looking for her multi-use screwdriver, as well as her pocketknife. If it was someone’s idea of a sick joke, she certainly wasn’t laughing. If it was someone who had borrowed the tools without asking and/or lost the items, she certainly would give them a stern talking-to. She hadn’t come to realize just how much she’d grown to depend on said tools until they weren’t in her possession. 

“Excuse me, do you have a moment to help a girl out? I seem to have lost my One-Hand Trekker pocketknife and my multi-use screwdriver. I keep them both close by and they’ve disappeared. Some people have a nasty habit of borrowing without asking and forgetting to return them. If you do, you’ll have my eternal gratitude,” she almost begged someone walking by.

Casper was in his own little world as he waltz through the castle, heading from one job to another. He was currently focusing on what the next three jobs would likely have in store for him, and the fact that he would probably have to rush to make it back to his room in time to shower before meeting Solveig for dinner in the staff dining room. She hated it when he was late, which he somehow usually ended up being.

Hearing the voice he ground to a halt and blinked his way back into reality, turning to find Poppy looking rather distraught. As she described the items missing his brow furrowed, at least one of them sounded very familiar and he racked his brains trying to pin point it. “The pocketknife... I know it was somewhere. I can see the hand waving around... oh!” Casper brightened, flashing a smile at the other. “Giuseppe had it! I think he was going to the staff lounge for lunch. I can come help you get it back if you want?” 

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crownprincexvalentin​:

He nodded. “Yeah, not that much, though once I did laspe into Gaelic when I get nervous.” Valentin told him with a chuckle. He hadn’t done that in a long time, and speaking another tongue other than his own native one, but he found Russian a bit hard. “First time here, or…?” he asked curiously.

“You started speaking Gaelic?! You must know it really well,” Casper commented in awe. He didn’t even know of anyone that spoke it, and he probably wouldn’t have recognised it either. With the question he nodded. “Yeah, though I’ve heard a bit about it from my sister and Kat.”

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princeduncan​:

“I’m happy t’ pretend tha’ man.” Duncan nodded, he probably should started teaching himself Russian given he’d been stuck here long enough. He’d hoped that he wouldn’t end up being here too long, but alas. “Well welcome, be’ yer glad ye’ missed the avalanche?” he asked with a small smile. He had to wonder what it was like though, as a non-royal coming to the castle - did they feel as trapped in this town as some of the royals did. “How did yer firs’ day go?”

“Yeah...I can’t imagine what it was like here. It was all over and done with before we even found out about it back home. I didn’t even have a chance to worry about anyone,” Casper replied, eyes lighting up as a plate was placed in front of him. “Pretty good, I’ve mostly done small things and some clean up from the avalanche. So far though it’s looking good.”

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rosamieaquino​:

“Oh…” She hadn’t thought of that. She felt the heat in her cheeks getting worse and for a moment she considered diving into her bed and pulling the canopy so that he just couldn’t see her anymore. If he couldn’t see her it would make this all go away, right? “I uh…I hadn’t really thought about it like that but I guess it could. I guess sweating could be too…” Why was she still talking about this? Prolong this particular conversation was only going ot make things worse. 

“Casper? As in the friendly ghost?” As if comparing him to a ghost was any better. For a moment she attempted to grit her teeth together in hopes of stopping her stupid mouth from blurting out the first thing she thought of so she could think a little more. But that had never been her strongest area of expertise. “I mean, you’re not a ghost of course. The name just kind of threw me but it’s a nice name. It’s unique…unique is good. In case that wasn’t obvious.” She paused, eyes widening as she continued to stare at him and then realized he had asked her a question. “Right! Yes, the sink in the bathroom. I think something might have gone askew during the avalanche but you know…at least I still have a room. I’m sorry I’m talking so much, I’m a little nervous.”

It seemed the Princess just kept getting redder and redder and Casper wondered if he should maybe open a window for her, or suggest she turning the heating down a little. The castle was kept pretty warm, which given the size of it he found pretty impressive. Idly he wondered whether the Russian royals were footing the heating bill or whether they were making the others pitch in. Being brought back he couldn’t help but nod along. “Sweating would count as well I think, yeah. So I guess humans can leak. But I think a doctor is needed for that rather than maintenance.”

Glancing around he attempted to locate the door to the bathroom, the name catching him and he stopped to grin. “Yeah, exactly. Kat used to say I was exactly like him, minus the whole see through dead thing,” he agreed. It wasn’t something that had ever offended him. Spotting what he presumed to be the bathroom he hitched his toolbox up and made his way towards it, looking at her over his shoulder as he did so. “Yeah it seems to have messed a bit up. With any luck though it’ll just need a new washer. And why are you nervous? I shouldn’t flood your room or anything.”

[bigilante]

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gcnegreer​:

when: early evening where: somewhat deserted hallway in the fortress who: open 

She’d always been curious. Greer would like to have said adventurous, but that would be a stretch even for her. Either way, the princess had a tendency to wander. Maybe it was habit from formative years following Duncan around various castles and estates as he explored - a wish to be more like him. Lately, it was far more likely that the princess was seeking out solitude, a place to hide from the crowds and eyes and fear. She had a book with her, some first edition of Scottish folktales she’d somehow convinced the Royal Archivist back in Edinburgh to part with, and had spent a fair amount of time searching for the perfect window nook - secluded, but where she could still see the sky.

Only now, Greer was hopelessly lost. 

The princess had refused to admit this for quite some time, continuing on in her wandering and occasionally stopping to read a few pages. But the windows were now dark and the chill that crept along the glass too sharp to ignore. Greer felt the first echos of panic - the tension in her jaw, tightness in her chest, the way her skin seemed to prickle and crawl as if it were a rubber band stretched too far. She stopped, leaning back against a wall and closed her eyes. Nails digging half moons into her palms, she took several shaky breaths before realizing she wasn’t alone. 

“Hello?” A hint of panic to her voice before she relented, no one who didn’t belong here could get in, right? “Forgive me, I got a bit lost. I haven’t been here long.” 

Casper had been working a job at the opposite end of the castle to where the maintenance office and main hub of activity had been. One of the royals who had asked for their new room to be placed away from others, which he really didn’t get. But it seemed for the royals here, like everywhere, it was ask and ye shall receive. It hadn’t taken too long at all to fix the squeaky hinge on the door, which he was grateful for as it was the last job of the day.

Heading in what he thought was the right direction to make it back to his quarters he whistled as he walked, not paying attention in the slightest to where his feet were actually taking him. He figured that he was getting closer when he spied the figure ahead of him, though as he got closer he grew a little concerned with her pose, pressed against the wall with her eyes closed. That was until she noticed him.

“Oh, hello. That’s okay, neither have I. I can take you where you’re wanting to go,” he answered, looking around himself and not letting his attempt at a friendly smile falter when he realised he actually had no idea where they were.

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matthias-meijer​:

“A deal?” The prince raised an eyebrow at him, curious as to what sort of deal he had made. He knew the Trulson’s parents weren’t easy people to argue with. “What kind of deal?” He picked up his glass and took a sip of the amber liquid, his paperwork seemingly forgotten for the moment. They didn’t need to be back in his father’s hands for another week at least and if he sent them in the afternoon the next day he was sure they would make it on time. Correspondence usually got to the parents faster than they arrived here in Khatanga. 

Casper’s question did make Matthias slightly uncomfortable though. He had no idea what Solveig’s brother knew about the situation with Astrid and he wasn’t sure what to say. “Solveig and I don’t talk much these days. We had a pretty big argument back in October and I asked her to take over for Kat’s guard duties instead of mine.” His tone made it clear he did not want to talk about this subject so he just hoped Casper would catch on and not ask him to delve any further into it. “So, you’ve already seen Kat then? How priceless was her face when you walked through the door?”

“Well...” Casper started, leaning forward slightly as if he were about to divulge some kind of masterpiece, aiming for a pause that would cause eagerness. “I told them I’d only come here if I got to choose my job instead of being a guard. So here I am, Khatanga’s latest handyman.” If he were honest he was actually pretty proud of the achievement.

With Matthias’ admission Casper’s eyes widened. As far as he was aware his sister and the prince had always gotten on well enough, so to learn there seemed to be a sudden wedge between them surprised him, as well as feeling a stab of sadness. Hopefully it was something that they could mend, though it had been months now. “Oh... well lucky she didn’t mention it to Kat then,” he murmured, eyes glancing down to focus at the fingers wrapped around his glass. “Pretty priceless, she was a real grumpy pants up until she realised it was me.”

[handydandycasper]

crownprincexvalentin​:

Hearing someone speak his language brought a relief look on the Crown Prince’s face. He hadn’t been able to speak it in a long time, but just hearing someone else speak it brought a smile on his face. “Well it’s pretty good-mine on the other hand is terrible. I just know how to say hello and say numbers, not say a full complete sentence.” But one day he will get there-right now, not so much.  

“Really?” Casper asked, thinking back to his day around the castle and everyone he had so far crossed paths with. He expected the castle to be mainly English speaking, given the sheer amount of nationalities held up there. But he had honestly thought the village might be a little more...native. “So you really don’t need Russian to get by here? I’m actually a little surprised.”

[handydandycasper]

rebelwithacausesolveig​:

Solveig shoulders instantly sagged at the voice behind her, the air of a grin ghosting her lips. She was usually so good at hiding what she felt and giving off an air of indifference, but her brother got to her like so few could without even trying. “Baby is right,” Solveig quipped back as she turned to face him, but the malice in her tone had been replaced with the childish goading that usually came when her little brother was around. “I hear you are breaking yourself more than fixing anything, Cassie.” 

“Heyyy, I’m not a baby! I’m a complete adult I’ll have you know,” Casper huffed, folding his arms across his chest. He was used to being teased by Solveig though, he had experienced it his entire life. Sometimes though he thought she still saw him as a ten year old. “What? Who’s told you that? It’s just a couple of scrapes and bruises.” He held up his hand, the area that had taken the brunt of his mishaps, showing a slowly blackening nail and scratch across the back of the hand. “See?”

[handydandycasper]

oleanderxhawthorne​:

The bright ray of sunshine that Casper was in the moment had the other grin, shaking his head, but more than happy to have him be joining him tonight. He was far better company than most around these parts. “Oh now, it can’t be that bad,” he tossed back, a smirk on his features before he took a sip of his own drink. “How’s the job then? Anything interesting?” 

Taking a mouthful of his drink he hoped that whoever was set to bring him his meal would realise he has simply moved one table over. With the other’s statement he gave a wry grin. “Okay, it’s not that bad at all. Just the part where I have to send regular letters to my parents,” he started, expecting Ollie would get what he meant with regards to corresponding to his parents. His very rebel parents. “The new job is great though, I mean I get a lot of the smaller jobs but that’s how a new job is, right?”

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lillianaxcarlisle​:

She nodded as she listened to him, throwing back another tequila shot as she does so. “It’s not,” Lilliana assured him with a shake of her head. “You just went with your first instinct when you arrived, that’s all.” she reached for her last and final shot before she thought about it. “Yeah it was. I got started with a client’s clothes and fixed some others, but other than that, it was perfect.”

“Well I’m glad one of us doesn’t think I’m an absolute fool,” Casper chuckled, it was very like him to end the day making an idiot of himself. With the mention of clothes his eyes widened slightly, before looking at her curiously. “You make clothes? I’m glad your day has gone well though, it’s not as bad here as I’d been scared of.”

[handydandycasper]

aseventhdevil​:

“This is the first time in weeks I’ve been away from the castle,” Avery responded as she took a seat. “As far as that’s concerned, feel free to order me the whole damn bar.” 

Russian hadn’t been a language her mother had seen fit to teach her. French, Italian, and the bit of Portuguese she knew. French had been most necessary, given her childhood home. 

“Oh...well in that case...” Casper started, catching the eye of the bar tender and indicating for another of her drinks to be made. He felt it was the least he could do if she wasn’t having the best day... or weeks by the count of it. “I’ve only just started up. Why haven’t you left it in so long?”

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rosamieaquino​:

@handydandycasper​

Rosa felt awful after calling for someone who could come fix her sink in her bathroom with everything that was going on already. She was sure the castle staff had much more to worry about than a leaky faucet but the tapping had been driving her crazy and making it harder to sleep at night. So she sucked it up and sent for one of the handymen the castle employed. But she hadn’t been expecting someone who looked like his face had been chiseled out by the gods to walk through her door which automatically sent her mind into a frenzied state.

Instant crushes weren’t uncommon for the princess and she could feel her attraction to the boy starting to grow the more that she took him in, her eyes roaming over every feature of a boy she was sure she had never seen around here before. Suddenly, she was realizing she hadn’t said anything to him after letting him in the room and she struggled to find the right way to start this off. “I have a leak.” It was all she could think of, she’d even forgotten her name for a split second, and she could feel her cheeks heating up before she tried to continue. “I mean, I don’t have a leak, my sink has a leak. Obviously I don’t have a leak because that would be weird. Do humans leak?” She closed her mouth, her embarrassment tripling. “I’m Rosa. Did I mention that?”

Casper wasn’t surprised at all that there was the odd request for the mundane amongst the damage clearance and rebuilding after the avalanche. He had grown up around royals and learnt long ago that they had an uncanny knack of keeping up with the most normal things amongst chaos. Of course being the newest staff member on the team he had been the one sent when they got a request for a broken tap.

Heading for the designated room he only had to wait a second after knocking for the door to open and reveal the Princess. Stepping in he waited for her to let him know of the problem in more detail, hitching up his toolbox awkwardly as she did nothing but stare at him instead. When the words fell out he opened his mouth, not quite sure how to respond, but she was already powering on. He hasn’t always been the best in these situations, only making awkward moments even more so and somehow he found himself blushing along with the girl. “I mean, could you class crying as leaking?” It was the first thing that came to his mind and he cursed himself silently for not helping the situation at all. “Ah, no you didn’t. I’m Casper, I’m guessing it’s the sink in the bathroom?” As if the room would have any other.