Oh I love my Rosie child

[thebestseller]

Who: The crew of the SS Twin Roses and any visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: SS Twin Roses
When: The end of April

['Sup, it's a ship mingle. We've lost Adawolfe, Anders and Ravi, but gained Lance, Shovel Knight, and Chuuya.

Enjoy the free pudding and make yourselves at home, newbies.]

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Richard Castle | so very open

[thebestseller]

[Castle was dressed to the nines in the glam-rocker supplies he'd gotten from the sponsors. Sporting a mullet wig and an open-chested, tight, sparkling shirt, he'd been practing his act, crooning to nobody into a toy plastic microphone as he followed the cleaning bots on their usual duties.]

Oh, I love my Rosie child
You've got the way to make me happy
You and me, we go in style
Cracklin' Rose, you're a store-bought woman
But you make me sing like a guitar hummin'
So hang on to me, girl, our song keeps runnin' ooooooon~

[stabsbothways]

[ Summer is here to nab a deck of cards from a recently departed passenger. She is not prepared for what she finds.

When there's a break in the performance, she applauds. ]

I see that its important to keep morale high for the machines here.

[thebestseller]

[Castle turns and offers a bow.]

I try to be kind to my cleaning bots. That way, when the machines take over, I have a better chance at surviving.

[stabsbothways]

Is that a thing? An inevitable machine takeover?

[ She suspected it wasn't serious if they were continuing to build them. ]

[thebestseller]

It's a fairly popular theme in fiction back where I come from. I figure it can't hurt to be kind, just in case.

[stabsbothways]

That kind of scaremongering where I'm from is usually reserved for Mages... or Tevinter, which overlaps with the previous thing... or the Qunari, the Darkspawn... a fun one had the Chantry taking over the world. That one is banned most everywhere, though.

Ironic.

[shovelrous]

[It's a sound that had him freeze. He'd found his way out of the Marsiva, he'd hoped, as this was a new ship interior, or at least a brand new hall.

His defensive stance lowered when Castle rounded a corner into view. Shovel Knight... needed a minute. This man was the strangest bard he'd ever encountered.]

...Are you well?

[thebestseller]

[Castle was momentarily stunned into silence by the appearance of the little knight, but he recovered quickly.]

Never better, friend. The sponsors sent me all sorts of stuff to dress up with, so I'm practicing singing in the hopes that I can become famous on the asteroids below. The natives here love music, you see.

[shovelrous]

[Well, who was he to judge a bard by their aesthetic? If the people of the Atroma enjoyed such harmless japery...]

I see. I'm afraid I'm not much of a singer, which leaves me at a loss for what task Atroma wishes of me.

I am Shovel Knight, a fellow captive.

[thebestseller]

[Castle squatted down so he could talk to his new buddy on a more equal level, adjusting his wig as he did so.]

I'm Castle, sir Shovel Knight. Could be they wanted you to help protect us, since you're a knight and all.

[shovelrous]

[Oh, well, that's much appreciated. It's not often he sees someone eye to eye.]

Friend Castle, if they wanted me to guard a ship's crew, all they need do is ask and skip the kidnapping entirely.

Ah, but you mentioned asteroids... the fleet visits planets, then? Are they hostile?

[mrfancyhat]

[What the hell did he just walk in on? Maybe this ship had an entertainer? That must be it. Or no, maybe this guy is drunk, and he needed to share the goods. There's only one way to find out.

It's like a train wreck that you just can't stop looking at no matter how bad it is. Still, he waits for this man to be, uh, done, to some degree.]

I usually don't see this sort of thing unless everyone is at least slightly intoxicated.

[thebestseller]

[Castle takes a bow, sending the wig askew.]

... Same here, but I'm surprisingly sober. I wanted to make good use of all the costume supplies the sponsors sent me.

[mrfancyhat]

[Chuuya nods understandingly.]

I can't say I blame you, in that case. Gotta give people what they want, after all. Anything to get by in this place.

[He'd definitely do the same, so he gets it. He holds out a finger at Castle.]

Promise me that next time, though, there will be booze involved.

[thebestseller]

And the people on these asteroids love music. I am all about getting credits and I'm not above playing to the camera.

[He laughs.]

It's a deal.

[mrfancyhat]

Good. [He smiles. He also wants credits, damn it!] People love a good party of drunk fools. Add karaoke to the mix, and it's the perfect concoction for high ratings. I'm great at karaoke, by the way.

[Not to brag... Okay, he's totally bragging. Super smug about it too.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash just starts LAUGHING. Laughing long and hard. It really is mostly the outfit, but the signing is great too.]

[thebestseller]

[Castle took several overexaggerated bows; unfortunately, the last one made the wig fall to the floor.

Cameron the cleaning bot approached it, seemed to sense that it was only going to be in her way, and turned the other direction to find some other dirt to vacuum up.]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash claps his hands together loudly and vigorously. A huge grin on his face.]

Haha! So I take it that's the glam rock you were talking about with your sponsor drop?

[thebestseller]

This is but a small taste of it, yes. It's all about the big hair and elaborate costumes- all about the show as much as the music.

[goldenglasses]

I think I could learn to like this type of music. That was a laugh I think I sorely needed today.

So, was that an original song? Or one from home?

[therewerefifty]

[Yeah this is enough for Makie to pause in her own weapon maintenance, giving Castle a blank look as he trundles on through the cargo bay.

...seriously, man. She thought you were the sane one.]

[thebestseller]

[Castle pauses in front of Makie, now jamming on an imaginary guitar, his shirt shedding glitter.]

Play it now, play it now,
Play it now, my baby!

[Cameron almost seems disgusted as it sweeps up the glitter, pausing in front of Makie and spinning in place as if to say This guy. THIS GUY.]

[therewerefifty]

[Makie moves her toes out to give Cameron plenty of room, eyeing Castle curiously.]

Do people often play make-believe instruments in your time?

[Because honestly that's what's weirdest about this.]

[thebestseller]

Oh, all the time. ... well, at least I do. I don't know how to play any actual instruments, you see.