case #001 ☕ [written]

[themuse]

[Scrawled across the page in all caps, neatly, is the one word that sums up Kate Beckett's last few hours.]

SERIOUSLY?

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[inlifesname]

Nope. For a building on a power trip, it's oddly non-specific in its requirements.

[themuse]

Right...

[She pauses, rolling her eyes.]

I wish I, uh, had a sandwich.

[And then there's another pause.]

No frickin' way!

[inlifesname]

Right. [Nita, you don't need to sound so pleased with yourself.] So unless you want to add yourself to the list of people who have lost it, you might want revise your hypothesis.

[themuse]

I'm kinda leaning towards the being insane myself theory, actually.

[She is so not going to eat that sandwich.]

[inlifesname]

[Sigh] Well, you're not. There's more magic around you than you'd think; most people just don't notice.

[themuse]

God, you sound like my fiance.

[Which luckily, happens to be in a more endearing manner than anything else. Granted, this sounds like a young woman and Castle is a grown man who should know better, but... Kate just watched a sandwich appear out of thin air. She's really not sure what to think right now.]

I've never believed in magic. At least, not this kind.

[inlifesname]

I'm hoping that's a good a thing.

[She assumes it is. Anyway-] Most people don't believe. I didn't until I became a wizard.

[themuse]

[Since she's marrying him, it's not a bad thing. Just... a weird thing. He was always much less skeptical of otherworldly things than Kate was.]

And you're a wizard back home? So this magic castle thing is a little more normal for you? [She's not... really mocking. But she's also having a hell of a time grasping any of it.]

[inlifesname]

It's not exactly my specialty, but it's not the weirdest thing I've ever seen either.

[themuse]

I'm a little afraid to ask about the weirdest thing you have seen. And I thought my life back home was exciting.

[Chasing murderers and working with a famous author was interesting, but it also didn't hold a candle to the weirdness she's experienced in the last few hours.]

My name is Kate, by the way. Kate Beckett.

[inlifesname]

Probably for the best; some things are hard to talk about in English, anyway.

My name is Nita Callahan. Nice to meet you.

[themuse]

Same.

[She pauses for a moment, considering her next question.]

Are your parents here?

[inlifesname]

No.

[Parent, singular, now. But she doesn't bother to correct her on that.]

My little sister is, though.

[themuse]

[Kate would understand. She's been a parent, singular, kid too for a long while now.]

That's gotta be some relief, not being here all by yourself.

[She's just gonna keep to herself how messed up she thinks it is that there are kids here at all. Granted, the ones she's met so far seem clever and ahead of their age, but they're still kids.]

[inlifesname]

Kind of. I'm just glad that she's not here alone.

[themuse]

I bet she's glad, too.

[Kate would offer the girl a smile if she was in person, but instead just settles for hoping it transfers through the dictation well enough.]

Apparently, my fiancé has been here for a while. I haven't tracked him down yet but, I think things are easier to deal with sometimes when you know someone will have your back.

[That was truthfully a long lesson for her to learn, but one that Castle certainly helped with.]

[inlifesname]

[Nita can hear it. And it brings a smile to her face too.] Yeah, it is. And it's way easier to get the hang of things here, if you have somebody who already knows the way of things.

[themuse]

That's the impression I get. Hopefully I'll find Castle soon, although I'm not sure if I can trust his judgement about things here. He's probably having way too much fun.

[inlifesname]

[A little laugh] Well, I guess that's better than him being miserable, right?

[themuse]

Yeah, I guess it is. [Kate laughs a little too.] Well, Nita, if I have anymore questions later you mind if I run them by you? So far I think you're my resident expert on magic. [She certainly wasn't going to let Castle hear her say that.]

[inlifesname]

Sure! I'll see what I can do, though to tell you the truth, there's still a lot about this place that I'm figuring out.

[themuse]

Well, keep figuring. That's the only way we'll get any answers.

[inlifesname]

You can count on it.