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[writeswrongs]

Greetings, Asgard.

[Listen up. Castle is actually on the network for something serious this time around.]

For those of you whom I haven't met yet, I'm Richard Castle - consulting detective and murder mystery writer. In fact, my books are available here in the library if you'd like to check them out, which I obviously highly encourage.

[Just because it's serious doesn't mean that he can't throw in a little bit of promotion.]

Anyway, as a writer, one of the things I've always wanted to accomplish, beyond entertaining people, is to help people through the art of writing. Recently I was approached with an opportunity to do such a thing.

Alison Argent [because he believes in giving the young lady credit] had the idea of starting a type of therapy group here where people would be able to journal about their experiences in Asgard, either as narratives or fictional stories. I know that many of us have been through a lot here in Asgard. It isn't always the... safest place to be.

[His eyes cloud for a moment as he thinks not so much of what he's been through but what Kate has been through. She's sacrificed so much of herself for this place, more even than what he feels is necessary, because that's the type of person that she is. Castle knows that a lot of the people here have a similar hero complex.]

Writing can be a very effective form of therapy. Are there people here that would be interested in a group like this? You can message me anonymously or privately if that makes you feel more comfortable. I'm also looking for someone with a background in psychology or medicine to help me run the group. I do want it to be legit, you know. [A smile. He had someone, a very nice young psychologist named Dr. Bloom, but she seems to have unfortunately disappeared from the directory.]

Alternatively, if you're looking for writing but not necessarily the therapy part, I'll be offering classes in creative writing at Severus Snape's school as soon as... the building gets sorted out. [Because yeah, lots of charred wood in there right now.]

And if you're unsure of what kind of teacher I would make, seriously, go check out the books.

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[digophelia]

And what would you have to gain from this?

[She saw Dr. Bloom's offer after talking about it with Will, only to learn from Maglor that she was in the fire and wasn't mentally there. Alice's aversion to psychology and watching her friend being accused of setting the fire isn't helping. She's more or less scoffing at this behind her bracelet before settling down on a reply.

God, if people really knew how bad some of these so-called doctors can be. But she promised Will she'd be civil; maybe he won't be that different.]

What do you mean by "consulting detective"?

[writeswrongs]

I'm... not attempting to gain anything from this, other than hopefully helping a few people.

[And he wonders what it says about this poor woman that she automatically assumes that everyone has some kind of ulterior motive.]

I work with the police department back home in New York consulting on murder cases. I help them to think outside the box.

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[empowers]

I would be interested in taking a class. [ She's reluctant to say this out loud, of course... Because she doesn't really do well with expression. But maybe, just like making pages in the books with Haymitch and Peeta, this will help. ] Maybe not a group... But something one-on-one, if you were available. I'm not sure about being around that many people with my personal problems.

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[writeswrongs]

O-Okay. [He's glad he got a hit, someone who's serious about this idea.] I guess.. you could always do some writing and we can go over it together. It'll probably be even better when I can locate a good therapist to help too.

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[tonsofpun]

... seriously? A consulting detective?

You're sure your name isn't Sherlock Holmes?

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[writeswrongs]

It might as well be, we're both so similar.

[He grins, happy to hear a child's voice on the line. Castle misses his daughter and talking to children here helps it hurt a bit less.]

[fire_punk]

But writing's stupid. Why would anyone want to write? [Never mind the stupid bit. It's just sour grapes. At least he didn't say anything about reading.]

[writeswrongs]

[Blasphemy.]

People who wish to communicate with others, perhaps?

[gymnast]

[ Allison's smiling but also looking a little embarrassed. ] You didn't have to give me credit, you know. I'm sure I'm not the only person who's thought of something like this.

[writeswrongs]

[No need to be embarrassed at all, Allison. She should be proud.]

Maybe not, but you're the one who gave me the idea and who thought it would work well at Asgard.

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[notaroundme]

I would be interested.

[She writes in her journal as a form of therapy already, and she's run into some...trouble here, even if it was of her own making.]

I'd like to take classes too, if that's okay. I already go to the school but writing was always my favorite subject.

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[writeswrongs]

[Hello, pretty young lady. Castle loves pretty young ladies because they remind him of his daughter.]

Great. You're more than welcome to do both. They'll be totally separate entities.

What kind of genres do you like to write?

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[sufferably]

Writing therapy, huh. There might actually be something to that.

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[writeswrongs]

Might be. I'm pretty sure there's research to back it up.

[Not 100% on that but he bets there probably is.]

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[womanfromacre]

What mystery is there in murder? It seems somewhat straightforward to me, how would one find mystery enough in it to write tomes on it?

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[writeswrongs]

Who killed the person? How did they do it? Why? Seems like a pretty substantial story right there.

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[espouses]

What do you do if someone has already written books about you?

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[writeswrongs]

Is this related to the group or just a separate question?

Someone's written books about you?

[Congrats, you have something in common with Castle's fiancee Kate Beckett. She's also a muse.]

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[notsogrimreaper]

I think I'd like to try that, if you wouldn't mind having me.

[Ryoji has a lot of issues with his past, after all this time, and he's not one to turn down trying new things, even if asking to try it feels a little embarrassing.]

If I had time, I might like to try the class as well, but I might be too busy with work right now. You have books, though?

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[writeswrongs]

Of course. Anyone can join. The more people we have, the more interesting the group will be anyway.

Yes, they're in the library in Odin. I was pretty happy to discover them the last time I was here.

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[coronavitfossor]

I'd be interested. And I'd like to sign up for classes too, please.

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[writeswrongs]

Great, glad to have you. Do you like to write often?

[intelligently]

Do you have reviews? You're pushing your books but how do we know they're worth reading first?

[ Someone's got to keep you on your toes mister. It's all light hearted ]

[writeswrongs]

[Oh Lydia, you and your questions.]

Reviews? There are some on the book jackets. If you can manage to find back copies of the New York Times they're reviewed in there also.

What? My word isn't good enough?

[zen_en_vert]

I'll give it a try.

[Mostly to try to drag Tony with, but!]

[writeswrongs]

Nice. I've had a pretty good response so far, so hopefully that means the group will have a good turn out.

[Bring everyone.]

[pushesgently]

Will this be a different type of writing than your usual?

I read one of your books, by the way.

[writeswrongs]

For the therapy? Yeah. I don't usually write about myself. [Unless you count Jameson Rook in the Nikki Heat series because even Castle can admit that the character is a self-insert.] In fact, I probably won't be doing much writing at all, though I'll probably need to work on a few pieces to help the group get started.

Oh really? Which one?

[scienceleads]

I have to say, a novel form of therapy, though one I'm sure that many people will find benefit from.

Though really, consulting detective. [Don't worry, Castle. She's amused.]

[writeswrongs]

Really. You might as well call me Sherlock Holmes.

[He wishes. Castle isn't quite at the savant level that Holmes is.]

I hope people benefit from the journaling thing. It's a kind of catharsis, you know? Letting all your thoughts and feelings out on paper.

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[cyan_maid]

You really write murder mysteries, Mister Castle?

[Is Jane jotting your name down? Why yes I do believe she is.]

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[writeswrongs]

Indeed I do. Are you a fan of murder mysteries?

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[brokenwolf]

Can writing really help? Even if it isn't related to this place?

And, what exactly is a murder mystery writer? You tell stories? [He can guess, but he doesn't really get it.]

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[writeswrongs]

Some people find it more helpful to write about things than to speak about them.

And yes, I do tell stories - ones about people who are killed and those who try to catch killers and find out why they did it.