Chapter One [Video/Action]

[thebestseller]

Who: Richard Castle and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The good ship Windrose
When: RIGHT NOW

Video

[Castle is looking dubiously at his bowl of celebratory chocolate pudding- at least he thinks that's what it is- as he broadcasts to the network.]

Dear video diary,

Today is the start of my new life as a space reality TV contestant. It can't be much worse than paparazzi and serial killers, right? Right. I have been assigned to the good ship Windrose and hope to be an asset to her crew. Oh, diary, I do miss New York City, but I might as well make the best of things while I'm here.

Love always, Castle.

Action

[Upon exploring his new digs, it didn't take Castle long to find the tiny cleaning droids. He was attempting to line them up, but as they seemed programmed to go and clean on their own, he was having some difficulty.]

Come on, stand still and be a good robot army.

[Or perhaps you'd like to run into him elsewhere? Just name the time and place.]

Comments

[thebestseller]

Appreciate it. I'm hoping everything goes off without a hitch- I've done it twice before, but I feel like I've finally got it right this time.

I'll do it if it means we can all go back to doing what we're supposed to.

[peacockherald]

Third time is the charm, I believe is the phrase.

I think that suits most people here just fine.

[thebestseller]

Yeah... and this time just feels different. Now if only I could convince her that we should get married in space.

[peacockherald]

I shall not be much help there, my friend. I would much prefer the warmth of sun and breeze to the stars.

[thebestseller]

That's okay, I think Kate feels the same way. And she usually gets to do things her way- which is just fine by me, to be honest. It's worth it to make her happy.

[peacockherald]

Happy wife, happy life, as they say.

[thebestseller]

Precisely.

[peacockherald]

Good luck to you, Mr. Castle. Perhaps sometime soon we might meet for a refreshment and discuss literature some more, yes?