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[writeswrongs]

[The man on your video screen is wearing a tux. He's not James Bond though.

In fact he's a writer from New York City, who was on his way to get married (for the third time) when he blacked out while driving and woke up in a pod. It was by far the oddest experience he's ever had, and Richard Castle has had many odd experiences. At first he thought he was in some kind of government facility, that the SUV with the black out windows that had been tailing him had put him here where some kind of weird experiments happened. Waking up in a pod in your boxers is enough to throw anyone. He'd put on the clothes he'd been wearing, found in the footlocker next to the pod and managed to locate the rest of his stuff. His cell phone was deader than dead, of course, so he couldn't call Kate. It seemed, other than the creepy pods filled with what looked to be people, nobody was around keeping him in one place. He wasn't a prisoner, so he decided to explore.

Stepping out of the hatch, he observed a completely different world. It was not New York. It was possibly not even Earth.]

Uh. I take it this isn't the Hamptons?

[What the hell has he gotten himself into now?]

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

[Now there's a sight she wasn't expecting. At least not saying those words.]

Cap'n?

[She shakes her head. No, that's not quite right.]

You ain't the cap'n.

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[writeswrongs]

[Castle gives her a somewhat blank look.]

Nooo.... Unless I've somehow acquired a boat? Which, honestly, I have no idea what's going on so maybe I do own a boat now.

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[wrench_and_ruffles]

Ya look so much like him.

[She's taking this rather well, all things considered. So much other weird stuff has happened in the past few years. You eventually learn to just accept it.]

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[nodavinci]

Sorry, Toto. You're not in Kansas any more.

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[writeswrongs]

Yeah, I'm gathering that...

[He examines the man on the screen carefully.]

So where am I, exactly?

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[nodavinci]

Do you want the absolutely insane answer, or the one that's even harder to swallow?

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[standsentinel]

From the background, Kaidan is somewhere on the ship. From the fatigue lines around his eyes, he's been 'somewhere on the ship' for some time. The half-repaired section of opened wall plating behind him might suggest just why that is.]

Ah... no. I have to say you're the best dressed wakeup we've had in a while, though.

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[writeswrongs]

Thanks. I was on my way to get married.

[His eyes travel past the man on the screen to the metal panels behind him. He seems to be where Castle just came from.]

So where exactly am I?

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[standsentinel]

Damn. Ouch [is Kaidan's opinion on pre-wedding dimension hops, one hand rubbing at his neck in some form of somatic sympathy.]

Ah... well, the good news is that once we get Salvation patched up, we can probably get you back on the road with no time lost. The bad news is that you're probably going to assume I'm insane or you are when I tell you where you are now.

So, uh, do you read much science fiction at all?

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[girlworthfighting]

Afraid not. This land is known as Verdana. You are a new arrival from the ship, no doubt?

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[writeswrongs]

'A land'? [He's going to need some clarification on that.] Is this land in the United States? [Is it on Earth? Please say it's on Earth.]

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[girlworthfighting]

No. The world is called Verdana, the nearest city is known as Poseidon. Those of us who awake on the ship come from all over, however.

[unofficial_ambassador]

[This is new.]

What are you doing?

[writeswrongs]

[Hello beautiful brunette woman. Why are you looking at him like that?]

I.. guess I'm standing here trying to figure out what the hell is going on. What are you doing?

[unofficial_ambassador]

[She's worried about you, fool. Well. Not you.]

Where are you? Why are you dressed like that?

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[theverymodel]

[There is a lizardish face. And it is twisted into something that is probably a smile. Oh, this is an exciting development! Clearly not the same person but... humans always look similar to him, but not that similar.]

Fascinating.

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[writeswrongs]

Jesus!

[The communicator jumps as Castle almost drops it in shock. Congratulations, you're the first non-humanoid he's met.]

Ok. I'm either on another planet, or I'm under some kind of heavy sedation. Why did you guys have to pick my wedding day to abduct me?

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[theverymodel]

Other planet. Surprised others haven't explained.

Would have to ask Salvation about timing. Sounds most [sniff] unfortunate.

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[erranthero]

[Guess who's not fond of Mal? This girl. She blinks at the camera for a second...]

No, Wokling. Didja hit your head or something? Still Verdana...

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[writeswrongs]

[Fortunately for Castle he's basically the opposite of Mal.]

Wokling? And I clearly must have hit my head, otherwise I'm actually on another planet and I'm pretty sure that's not possible...

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[erranthero]

[Eyebrow raised.]

You don't know who I am. [...but Mal sure as hell did. She'd definitely messed with him more than a little when he arrived.]

What's your name? And what planet were you on last?

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[colonialcopy]

[Oh...well...this guy looks like he came from a Caprican ball. She doesn't recognize him, or the name Hamptons, but...since she's on a break from fixing her ship, Sharon pipes up cheerfully.]

No, it's Verdana. A whole new planet. You okay? No bumps or bruises or anything I hope?

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[writeswrongs]

A who what?

[He's more banged up mentally than he is physically and he's in need of some answers. Hearing that he's on another planet is not a good start.]

[last_ofthe_jedi]

[About half an hour has passed since Castle originally posted this message, so Luke is probably trailing a bit behind everyone else. Still, he seems sympathetic and appears to have dealt with this same reaction from a lot of people in the past.]

Hi, sorry, I assume you've gotten most of the rundown but if you need any more information just let me know. My name's Luke Skywalker. I work with the sheriff's station in Poseidon and if there's anything you need I can probably help, or at least point you to someone who can.

Also, uh. [He tries to hide his amusement in an attempt to be sensitive to the distress the whole situation is probably causing Castle at the moment, but a small smirk sneaks its way past.] My friend here has been pitching a fit. He's the one who looks like you and if you ever run into him in person, I apologize in advance. He's not taking it well but I can just about guarantee that anything he says or does... well, he doesn't mean it personally. That's just how he is.

[Luke glances behind him just to make sure Mal isn't within earshot.]

Anyway, I'll be around if you need anything.

[writeswrongs]

[Castle hears the part about the guy who looks like him, but frankly at the moment he's more concerned with what the person on the other end of the communicator said his name is. Especially because of what he looks like.]

Did you just say that your name is Luke Skywalker? Like.. Luke Skywalker?