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But what if someone gets angry at you? It ain't like you can get a restrainin' order or something here.

Plausible deniability. I make them quite different from the real ones, even if there are some similarities. Believe me, I'm well-versed in avoiding lawsuits.

I don't know... still doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

[She shrugs.]

But you're the expert I guess.

Inspiration is around us at all times. My most famous character is based on my fiancee, in fact.

No shit? I hope you made her real badass and everything then.

Definitely. She shares some of Kate's qualities, but she's different in others, too. Hell, I even created a character based on me, but he's not really me- they're not carbon copies.

[She nods. It makes sense. But - there are more important questions to ask, not about fiction.]

Kate. What's she like? The real one I mean.

[Castle gave a dreamy sigh- Kate was clearly one of his favorite subjects.]

She's a damn good cop, but she's been wounded, too. Her mother was murdered when she was younger, and she became a cop in large part to give herself the tools to solve the case and bring the killer to justice. And she ended up becoming passionate about helping other people find justice when the same thing happens to their loved ones.

[Shit. That's hard.]

Sounds like we need more cops like her.

I agree. And that's why she's my muse- I love everything about her, even the broken parts.

Well that's about the sweetest damn thing I ever heard. I hope I find someone like that one day.

It's the best feeling in the world. Knowing I have her to go back to sustains me while I'm here.

That's good, to have somethin' to hold onto like that. And I don't know what I can do, but I promise if I ever get a chance to help you get back, I will.

Thank you. I feel like I've done pretty well here, to be honest, but at the back of my mind I know it's not where I am supposed to be.

[She nods.]

Me and Wrath were talkin' the other day, and I don't get it, why they take some people like me and her who don't mind bein' here, but then take people like you that don't wanna be. Why not just people who got a reason to be away?

I really think they don't have much control over who comes here. They've just learned to make the best of it. Because it's true- I'm sure they could find all kinds of people who'd jump at the chance to be on their show, especially since they can pull people across universes.

You think they ain't doin' this on purpose? That they just take who they can get?

[This thought has never occurred to her.]

It makes sense to me. They found out people were appearing at random and decided to profit from it. Of course, it's not a perfect theory.

Well I'll be damned, I never thought of that one. I just assumed they were the ones that brought us. Kinda changes things, don't it?

It does. Like any theory about what's REALLY going on here, it's got holes, though. Like, they're able to implant our augments, no matter if we're human or alien, and transport us whenever and wherever they choose. I can buy them bringing people as they want. On the other hand... why US? Why not choose combinations of people that would have the most impact and cause a lot of drama- like, I dunno, Batman and the Joker?

Well I mean... I am a witch. Guess I just haven't caused as much drama as they expected.

Yeah... they don't have much control over what we do once we're here.

Does make you wonder don't it? What the previous seasons - or whatever they call 'em, cycles - were like?

I wonder that a lot, believe me. Were versions of us there? Or people we know? How long did they last, how big was their appeal? I'm curious.

Versions of us? You mean there's more than one of me out there?

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