Chapter Seven [video]

[thebestseller]

Who: Richard Castle and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: N/A unless Windrose crew wants it
When: June 7th

[When the feed clicks on, Castle has his feet propped up and is reading aloud from a book, although the cover is obscured from view. Also, his Scottish accent is atrocious. Bear with him. He's discovered the cheap vending machine romance novels.]

"Lass, from 500 years intae the future ye may be, but theh be things ye kannae ken." Lord McKraken then doubled over in pain, holding his stomach.

"But I love you!" Elizabeth cried out, rushing over to her Lord's side, holding his sweating form in her arms as he grimaced in agony, running her hands along his feverish pectorals. "I've promised to never leave your side no matter what comes between us."

"Ah beg ye, lass, get thee away before it be too late- AUUUUUUGH!" Elizabeth was forced to back away as McKraken's skin became slimier and slimier. "Ah'm... Ah'm..."

"What is it?"

"Ah be a were-cuttlefish!"

[Castle then has to place the book face-down on the table and lean his head back, laughing.]

Sorry, I just had to share that with someone.

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[spontaneouscombustion]

[OH MY GOSH IT'S ANOTHER WERE-CUTT-- nah, it's just a clapping pink pony.]

Oh my gosh, that was AMAZING~! Do it again, do it again!

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[thebestseller]

[Castle froze for a second at the sight of a pony, then dissolved into a smile.]

Before I do- hey, you come from the same place Cheese does, don't you?

[spontaneouscombustion]

Hee, sure do! I'm Pinkie Pie! Are you one of Cheese's friends?

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[mucked]

Dear Lord. [ ... ] You absolutely had to?

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[thebestseller]

It's not often I come across were-cuttlefish in books.

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[mucked]

And with good reason. It's not fit for broad consumption.

[wolfehawke]

[Maybe it's not quite that funny, but Adalwolfe's reply when it comes up is clearly on the end of a good guffaw. He wipes at his eyes once before saying anything.]

That is some of the most ridiculous writing I've ever heard.

[thebestseller]

I know, right? I can't believe I haven't checked one of these novels out before.

[wolfehawke]

Who thinks of such things? Werewolves, alright yes, but cuttlefish?

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[precedented]

I believe I've read that story.

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[thebestseller]

I can't wait to see how it ends.

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[angelherding]

[have some polite applause]

Is there more? Is love more powerful than were-cuttlefish? You can't just stop there.

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[thebestseller]

I'll have to make sure there's nothing inappropriate for the children watching the network first.

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[dancingmd]

I don't know what to be more upset by: the were-cuttlefish or your accent.

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[thebestseller]

What can I say? I'm an American city boy through and through.

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[monolike]

[here's one of those kids whose purity you were worried about]

But what happened?! Does Elizabeth still stay with Lord McKraken? I mean, he was lying to her, I wouldn't blame her if she decided to leave, but they can still try to work out their differences! [kiddo that is not why she would leave]

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[thebestseller]

It turns out her love is just what he needed to break the spell.

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[goldenglasses]

Are were-cuttlefish really a thing that can happen?

[From the tone Vash is guessing no, but he hasn't been around fish much. That and you never know what the norm could be in space.]

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[thebestseller]

Anything is possible in fiction, but otherwise... probably not. Then again, not even werewolves are actually real back home.

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[winn]

[ you know what? you get a standing ovation. he really needed a good laugh. ]

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[thebestseller]

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week.

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[theirinurpants]

Not sure how a were-cuttlefish would work.

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[thebestseller]

Very, very carefully.

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[universal_charm]

_{[ He's clapping his hand to his mouth, laughing softly to himself. ]}

Is it wrong I'm hearing that in my head in my scottish engineer's voice?

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[thebestseller]

Not at all- it's natural to mentally insert people you know into roles. I've done it before.