Chapter Nine [Video]

[thebestseller]

Who: Richard Castle and YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: N/A
When: August 21st

Windrose crew, please don't worry too much, but I have been tossed in the pokey, so I won't be coming home tonight. Jeez, it's like the other factions don't have any sense of humor at all...

[Castle shifts uncomfortably.]

Really, no appreciation for fine artwork, these people. And they take this team business way, way, way too seriously.

Vision, please take care of the bots, and remember me fondly if I rot away in prison.

Comments

[thebestseller]

I went into enemy territory and drew "MOXIE ROCKS" in big letters. And drew our logo. But it was with soap crayons! It comes off!

[spontaneouscombustion]

Castle...

[This is the face of a disappointed pony.]

Still, they threw you in jail for THAT?

[Why not just make you scrub it off.]

[thebestseller]

>[And, surprisingly, Castle looks a little upset at that.]

Yeah... I guess there's not exactly a proper court system or community service or anything here, so they just go to the extreme solution.

[spontaneouscombustion]

You'd THINK they'd have just made you clean it up.

Did you say you're sorry? And you're going to check the next time you prank somebody that they're gonna laugh too?

[thebestseller]

I think they might let me do that once I'm out- either clean it up myself or pay someone to do it forme.

I did. I'll be more delicate with my pranks from now on.

[spontaneouscombustion]

[Sigh.] Then it's okay. REALLY glad it didn't start anybody bickering at each other. LAST thing we need is for windigos to come and freeze the planet over.

[thebestseller]

Yeah, I had enough of winter on that ice planet we visited. And you're right, at least I didn't accidentally set off a turf war.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Oooh what was the ice planet like? Was it fun icy or Windigo icy?

[thebestseller]

The fun sort- that's where we got the pet foxes from, in fact. The whole planet was full of them.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Awww good, that sounds really cute! Last thing we need is space windigos!

[thebestseller]

I'm not quite sure what those are, but it sounds unpleasant.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Oh, they're really bad winter spirits that feed off of fighting and hatred and freeze everything and everypony wherever we go. The LAST time anypony saw them was when the earth ponies and the unicorns and the pegasi were all fighting with each other over who would get to settle Equestria! If it weren't for the three tribes putting aside their difference, the whole country would be a big, frozen wasteland!

[That... might explain why she doesn't want anything sparking a three-way turf war.]

[thebestseller]

Jeez. I can see why this planet isn't agreeing with you in that case- though I'd hope the three factions here would learn to work together if there was... THAT kind of threat.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Oh, it's fine. It's a little pricey not joining anybody, but I've got LOTS of credits we couldn't use last month, and I've been getting some part-time jobs too. And lots of people are still friendly if you're friendly back.

But yeah, it'd be nice if they could all just get along. I wouldn't wish windigos on anyone, though.

[thebestseller]

I'm sure the audience loves you, too- you could just smile and say "pretty please" and get whatever you want.

I hear you. Just the sound of nasty winter spirits is making my skin crawl.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Hahaha no, I'm not THAT popular, silly! But yeah, maybe we can find a way to make them work together a little more.

[Pretty please, she doesn't want some stranger telling them that eventually the system froze over.]

[thebestseller]

Really, you don't think so? You might have SOME swaying power.

I hope so. Because this tension is going to explode at some point, and explode badly.

[spontaneouscombustion]

No kidding. SO! I think you've learned YOUR friendship lesson about unwanted graffiti! How much is the bail?

[thebestseller]

I have indeed. It's not too steep- and I think my shipmates are staging a rescue attempt, anyway.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Awwww that's really sweet of them! And it sounds like fun too!

[A rescue attempt that includes paying bail, right?]

[thebestseller]

Well- we'll see what they mean by "rescue". Wrath said she's in Team Moxie, too, so maybe she'll be able to talk me out of it.

[spontaneouscombustion]

Ooh, yeah, and Wrath's SUPER nice, I bet she can talk you out of it!

[Haha, Pinkie hasn't learned about Wrath's scrappier side yet.]

[thebestseller]

[Yep. TALK.]

Or at least come up with bail money.

[spontaneouscombustion]

[All the diplomacy ever.]

Well, let me know if you need anything else, Castle. Hope everything stay okey-dokey-lokey in the pokey~!

[thebestseller]

Thanks, my dear. I'll text you once I'm out and tell you how it went.