Chapter Eight [Video]

[thebestseller]

Who: Richard Castle and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Vanquish, if you want
When: July 13th

Friends, lend me your ears. I had an idea a few days ago that won't leave my head, and the idea is this:

Fluff slug races. And fluff slugs on Roombas.

... I guess that's two ideas, technically. Anyway, would anyone be interested if I manage to train the little critters to move in a straight line?

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[Video] I am so sorry for this XD

[burnstoohot]

[Have an elf, Castle. An elf that glows, even if he might have a few streaks of engine grime on his face.]

What are Roombas?

[Because this is the most important part of your message.]

A type of dog or horse?

[Video] /rubs hands together

[thebestseller]

[Yup, that dude sure is glowing. That gets a stare of a moment or two before he gets down to business.]

It's a robot. ... wait, you probably won't know what a robot is. It's... it's... uh...

[Castle moves the camera down to show one of his cleaning bots busily sweeping fluff slug hair off the floor.]

They came with my augment and help me clean the ship.

[Video] >D

[burnstoohot]

[He leans in curiously, studying the busy robot.]

I might be able to make them more efficient. And less...plain-looking. [Yes. It bothers him that the robots aren't 'pretty'.]

...Why do you want slugs to race on them?

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[thebestseller]

Ooh, really? I mean, The Vision's already done a good job on them, but... they're my robots, you know? I want them to be in good shape.

[He smiled innocently.]

Because it'd be hilarious.

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[burnstoohot]

I would only take one apart, then put it back together- only better.

[After figuring out how they work of course!

And he can't deny Castle's right.]

Then I would put in additions to make it more possible, with your permission.

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[thebestseller]

I'd be willing. What sorts of additions? They can already vacuum and clean the windows- and the Windrose has a lot of those.

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[spontaneouscombustion]

[One word.]

Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh-that'd-be-so-much-fun-when-can-we-do-it-pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease?!

[Or... well, it's one word when you're an excited Pinkie Pie.]

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[thebestseller]

As soon as I can make a little track or something for them to race on. ... I'm not much of a builder.

[spontaneouscombustion]

I can help, I can help, I'm an engineer, I can help with the building!

[thebestseller]

A pony of many talents. I'd appreciate the help.

[spontaneouscombustion]

YEEES! Heehee, then you can count on me! Want to meet up so we can work on planning the course?

[thebestseller]

Let's do it now- where are you?

[spontaneouscombustion]

I'm on the Caprine right now, but I was just about to head out for the day! Where are you?

[thebestseller]

I'm at the Windrose. Look for the ship with disgruntled cleaning bots cleaning up fluff slug slime.

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[robitussin]

why the roombas

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[thebestseller]

Why NOT the roombas? ヾ(｡･ω･)ｼ

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[thetruehistorian]

Is the appeal of the races because it's cute or because you would, naturally, be the bookie?

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[thebestseller]

Guilty. Honestly, though, I have plenty of Fleet credits- they trade in acorns here, so anything I can do to help others win more currency is good, you know?

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[thetruehistorian]

A philanthropist, through and through, I see. [But does she believe it? Not really.] So you'd be rigging the races for certain people to win?

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[thebestseller]

See, that would depend on whether or not one can train the slugs. Jury's still out on that one.

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[thetruehistorian]

Perhaps an innovative racetrack would serve better than trained slugs.

Or finding a way to make the chaos part of the game.

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[thebestseller]

Like a racetrack that forces them into a straight line? That might work. Although the idea of disorganized chaos is appealing.

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[thetruehistorian]

Do they flip each other over with enough regularity to use that as a disqualifier? Perhaps you could spearhead two events. A race and a wrestling match.

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[woodking]

... Roombas?

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[thebestseller]

Like so... [Castle pans his camera down to show a round robot with the name LEOPARDON stenciled on top, sweeping fluff slug hair and dirt off the floor.] I have a crew of them that came with my augment and help me clean around the ship.