Chapter Twelve [Video]

[thebestseller]

Who: Richard Castle and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Windrose, if desired
When: February 11th

[When Castle flicks on the video, he's projecting a veneer of calm... very badly, because one can hear an edge of panic in his voice.]

Ha, ha, ha! I don't mean to alarm anybody, but I bought myself one of those spiffy augment upgrades. I picked fire, because who doesn't want to be red hot, am I right? But, enhh... [He holds up his left palm, which has a small but persistent flame on the center.] I can't seem to turn it off. Does anybody here have experience with fire powers? And should it really be this powerful when I've only bought the first level...?

Comments

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[ahappylie]

[Alone? ...Oh.]

I'm sorry. Did she pass away very young?

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[thebestseller]

Oh, no, nothing like that! We got divorced when my daughter was a baby, and my ex gave me custody.

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[ahappylie]

Oh! That's not so bad then.

Although, it seems strange that the man would keep custody. Was she not interested in raising her child?

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[thebestseller]

Not so much, no. She was also an actress, so that means a lot of traveling and long hours out of the hourse, whereas me being a writer means I was at home much more. So I could give Alexis a more stable environment.

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[ahappylie]

[Whoa wait. Women can be actors???

The future is so weird.]

Alexis - what a pretty name. I suppose that certainly explains why you are so good with children though.

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[thebestseller]

I always thought so.

Yeah, I tried to be the best father I could. And sometimes I miss her being a little girl- she's an adult now. It's hard not to feel lonely knowing she's about to go off and make her own way in the world.

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[ahappylie]

Such is both the joy and burden of parenthood, is it not? At least you can rest easy in knowing you raised her well.

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[thebestseller]

I definitely consider her to be my greatest achievement.

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[ahappylie]

What an honor it is to have a father be so proud of a child.

[He doesn't actually know what that feels like.]

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[thebestseller]

She's done a lot for me to be proud of. She does well in school, she's always well-mannered and honest... she's a great kid.

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[ahappylie]

Taking after her father perhaps?

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[thebestseller]

Maybe a bit.

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[ahappylie]

It's not a bad thing, I think.

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[thebestseller]

It means I've done something right.

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[ahappylie]

Something other than turning your hand to fire.