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Chapter Four [Video]

Who: Richard Castle and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the Windrose if you want
When: January 10th, morning

[Video broadcast]

So, folks, I woke up to find that my fleet of cleaning droids suddenly doubled. All of them need names- I only have Cameron, Robocop and Leopardon so far. Got any suggestions? I'm a big sci-fi fan so I'd love to name all of them after famous robots, but I'll take anything.

[Action]

[And on the Windrose, Castle could be found following his new troops, a big, goofy smile on his face.]

Don't work yourselves too hard now, hmm?

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[Yeeess excellent an actual writerrr]

You mean like Agatha Christie? Or Jessica Fletcher?

A bit of both. I do help the police solve murders on the side.

Ah! So when I grow up we could work together! I'm going to be a policewoman.

[Who cares if you're from another world we'll wing it]

That's a very good goal to have.

I thought so! I had to give my parents something to look forward to.

What makes you want to be a one?

I like their uniform. And they get to carry sticks! [l o l Britain and their no-gun laws in the 80s. But she can't be honest, so she goes for the frivolous answer, then adds:] I suppose it might be nice to look after children, too.

[Castle had to stifle a chuckle- that was a pretty typical little kid answer.]

Those are both good reasons, I think. I like helping people, too. I can't fix their loved ones having been killed, but I can at least help them find answers.

Do you always find what you're looking for?

In the end... yes. Even if it takes some time. [Well, there was the small matter of 3XK, but this poor girl didn't need to know about that one.]

That's good! The police must find you very useful.

I do try my best. My fiance found me a bit of an annoyance at first, but... well, she's my fiance now, so she grew to like me.

Doesn't she like you finding things out so easily? Or is it just you have to spend so much time with the police?

I used to be a bit annoying. And I could be flippant about the cases sometimes, but I've grown out of that.

Oh! I see. Did you meet her on a case?

Yeah... someone was basing their murders off the ones I write in my books, so I was briefly taken in as a suspect. I helped her solve the case and have stuck like a burr to the NYPD since.

[She giggles. This sounds kind of like a movie.] Was she the one who arrested you? No wonder you fell in love.

That she was- she had to cuff me more than once, in fact. [He'd enjoyed it just as much as Kate had, but there was no need to spoil this poor child's mind like that.]

[Eternally amused that you're talking to a future cop who'll be called Kate. But yes, she's got an innocent mind here, so--] Why? Did you try to escape?