Chapter Four [Video]

[thebestseller]

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?

Comments

[thebestseller]

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.

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

[thebestseller]

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

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

[thebestseller]

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.

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

[thebestseller]

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.]

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[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?

[thebestseller]

I might have a bit. I have, shall we say, a propensity to stick my nose where it doesn't belong. And I sometimes don't follow orders too well.

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You sound rather like a cat.

[SHE APPROVES.]

[thebestseller]

Pretty much. I just can't let go of my curiosity.

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Curiosity killed the cat. [She grins.] Satisfaction brought it back.

[thebestseller]

People always forget the second part.

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That's all right. I'll remind them. [Every time.]

[thebestseller]

Good.