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.

Comments

[thebestseller]

Yeah, I bet outer space doesn't get great wifi, huh? I try not to watch too much, because it's one of the best procrastination tools I've ever had. My mom, my fiance and my daughter have all sworn to change the password and lock me out of it if they think it's getting too bad.

[universal_charm]

Wow, when all three of those people unite to stop you from doing something - that's serious.

[thebestseller]

My writing is our bread and butter, to be fair. ... well, it's some of it, anyway. And they know my fans eagerly await my next installment, as does my publisher.

[universal_charm]

People it seems like you shouldn't keep waiting - especially the person who writes your paychecks.

[thebestseller]

Pretty much. I'm rather... notorious for missing deadlines sometimes. I had a long, vicious case of writer's block once.

[universal_charm]

Hopefully that won't be the case for awhile when you go back. Plenty of material here, right?

[thebestseller]

Heck yeah. So many good settings for mysteries- like the poison planet.

[universal_charm]

Haha. Well, if you get any manuscripts done while you're here, I'd love to read them sometime.

[thebestseller]

I'll keep that in mind, friend. Editing is a valuable part of the writing process.

[universal_charm]

Sounds like a perfect sort of equal exchange then. I look forward to your new work.

[thebestseller]

I can't wait to unveil it to the world.