Chapter eighteen

[thebestseller]

Oh, dear me, so many new faces around the island lately! To introduce myself to all of you, I'm Richard Castle, mystery author. Yes, the island felt it appropriate to bring me here and tell me YO MR. CASTLE, WE HEARD YOU WRITE FICTION SO WE PUT SOME FICTION IN YOUR FICTION SO YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT THINGS THAT AREN'T REAL BECAUSE YOU ALLEGEDLY AREN'T REAL.

I work at the book store, so please, do stop by. You'll at least find pleasant conversation if nothing else, and I'd appreciate the company.

[Text to Kate Beckett]

Poke. Poke. Poke poke poke. Hey. I just texted to say "I love you". And "poke".

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[thatsawiggle]

Ain't nothin' wrong with being a normal human. Way I see it, so long as yer alive, there's gotta be some reason to it, human or demon or spirit. Aye? There's a few times I oughta've been ferried off by now, and I come through it all A-OK!

Course, there ain't nothin wrong with takin' a little risk every now and again either. Doin' the same thing over and over's gotta get pretty boring.

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[thebestseller]

[Castle's smile is wide now.]

You know, I like the way you think. Being alive is a pretty special thing in and of itself, and my life has been full of plenty of adventure even before the whole "getting plopped on an island" thing.

Oh, I totally agree. My partner thinks I get myself into too much trouble and don't listen to her enough, though.

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[thatsawiggle]

[His ears prick up at that and his own smile widens to match.]

Aye? And what kind o' adventures ye been havin?

[Trading adventure stories is his favorite thing. Well, outside of a good spar, but he's pretty sure he's not getting that from Castle.

He laughs boisterously at the partners remark.]

Sounds like yer partner an' my little buddy'd be gettin' on right well, it does! He always tells me 'Jin yer gonna get yerself too deep in trouble one day' but I says I ain't never met a trouble what I didn't have fun with!

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[thebestseller]

Catching bad guys, mostly. I work with a detective, and follow her around and help her solve murder cases.

[He then nods vigorously.]

Oh, Detective Beckett would probably say the same thing about me once she stopped rolling her eyes. I think by now she's starting to accept that I'll be getting in trouble no matter if I listen to her or not, though, so we might as well do it together.