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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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[nodavinci]

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

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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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[girlworthfighting]

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

[unofficial_ambassador]

[This is new.]

What are you doing?

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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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[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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[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?

[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.