Richard Castle

[Locked from Alexis]
[Castle has spent most of the day making Alexis her favorite meal. Beckett might have left but he spent many Valentines Day without her and this one is no exception. The camera pans over a table set with candles, sprinkled with pink tin foiled wrapped chocolate hearts. There's a white and red stuffed teddy bear sitting in one of the chairs. Next to it are three books. There's a card that says Will you be my Valentine even when I'm 99?]

That’s right I’ve got a hot date with the prettiest girl in the City...my daughter. Be envious. Be jealous!

Think she’ll like it? Or am I going over board into creepy dad territory here?

[ooc: Action open to Alexis. Video and voice open to everyone else. Feel free to tell him that yes he has crossed over into creepy dad territory]

[The camera flickers on and Rick is in a laundry room with a disgusted expression on his face.]

I don't remember leaving clothes in the washer.

[Yelled] ALEXIS! Mother! Did either of you leave clothes in the washer?

[Then he notices that the camera is on. He smirks at it as he starts rummaging in the cabinet for detergent.]

Any tips on getting mildew out of colored clothing...[Very long pause]

When one has forgotten to get detergent.

[ooc; Just the beginning of the memory loss curse. He's forgetting all kinds of little things.]

My mother has arrived in the City. It's something I'm grateful for and something I feel guilty for as well. It adds another layer of normalcy to this place for both me and Alexis. I think it does for Kate as well. However curses like yesterday illustrate to me all the reasons I'm being selfish in being joyful at having her here.

Yesterday was...interesting and cruel. We shouldn't be forced to share our fears like that.

Did everyone make it out relatively alright?

Hello City. It is a fantastic day. I know I've been promising you a new book the last few months and it is finally here. You can buy your very own copy of City Heat at the bookstore. I will gladly autograph copies.

As to those of you who might like to sample a bit of the book or at least know what to expect from it before buying, here's a summary:

City Heat by Richard Castle is a novel rife with mayhem, murder and mischief set in a curse ridden city. There's a rash of murders, absence of memories and the suspects are anything but concrete. Ride along with Nikki Heat and her 'consultant' Jameson Rook as they solve crimes, navigate difficult and sometimes ridiculous curses. Will she get her man?

[This is Castle's 'City' version of the Nikki Heat novels. They're written in very typical Castle style. Characters are free to see themselves in the various appearances and chracterizations of the residents. Make stuff up! If you have questions ask me! If you don't want your character portrayed in there at all, don't stress just assume they aren't. This summary and these two excerpts is all that will ever actually been seen of City Heat. The over reaching plot follows the Rido dinner!murder storyline with Nikki Heat of course getting her man in the end. It will be peppered with fictionalized versions of the last eight months or so's curses as well. All names are changed to protect the innocent as well as the not-so-innocent and the two main characters, Nikki and Rook, oddly -greatly- resemble Beckett and Castle. Read a sample of the real book 'Naked Heat' coming out soon here]

Remember I've got a daughter to feed! And let me know what you think of it.

[Castle has been to Cafe Juliet to pick up Alexis and instead of a pretty red head he found the bag usually carried by the pretty redhead. Yes he did do a bit of searching before panicking--okay before panicking publicly--but he found no sign of Alexis. It is now public panic time]

Has anyone heard from Alexis Castle in the last few hours? Blue, did you happen to pick her up from work?

[Private to Beckett]

Something's wrong. Alexis is gone. We need to look for her. We need to get the police looking for her. Now. Not forty eight hours from now. I'm worried.

[/private]

[ooc: related to this]

[Locked away from Alexis & Blue]

My baby girl is growing up. I knew this. I mean I know this. This is not news to me however this news does not usually smack me in the face quite so violently.

There's a boy reading her poetry. I was a boy who read poetry. I know what boys who read poetry to girls want.

The temptation to have Kate shoot him is--I'd go to jail. I wouldn't mind. Alexis could visit me on Sundays and holidays.

Isn't this place supposed to keep people from getting older? Sure when it comes to zombie sheep, lust curses and truth curses they're on top of things but when it comes to keeping my baby girl a baby girl there is an obvious failure to comply.

Now I'm going to go be ridiculous somewhere else. Maybe take my frustration out on a fictional serial killer who preys on other people's baby girls.