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Chapter Seven [video]

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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See? All you have to do is get those creative juices flowing and take a little inspiration from the horrible crap already out there for children.

And I thought writing mysteries was hard work.

You're an author? See, now you have no excuse.

I am, yes! I write strictly for adults, though- murder mysteries, to be specific.

That's not a bad genre. [lbr you had her at murder] No forays into trashy romance?

I'd never hear the end of it from my friends and my fiance if I did.

Isn't that what pseudonyms are for?

Hmmm... Fernando Castillo... has a nice ring to it.

Ohh, exotic. I like it.

Still, I'd have to be very careful to disguise my style. And put on a comically-huge mustache for an author photo.

Do you have to have an author photo? Can it be an artist's rendition instead?

Oooh, or I could pay someone to stand in for me. Or make my new persona out to be a recluse who hates being photographed.

Ohh, I like the recluse option. It adds to the mystery.

And the public does enjoy a good mystery.

They sure do. Look at that, now you have no excuses not to write trashy romance.

If I ever do, you'll be the first to know.

I'll look forward to it.

I'm Castle, by the by.

Meg. A pleasure, Castle.

Great to meet you- and I'm sure I'll see you around outside the realm of stories.

I'm sure you will.

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