Chapter Five [Video]

[thebestseller]

Heropa and other assorted hero-cities, today's my birthday. Yup, I knew I had a good start in life when I found out I was Mom's little April fool.

My beer has finished brewing, so if you are of legal age, you can come to The New Hangout in Heropa to try some of it. Come down anyway even if you're not of legal age and I'll have cake and ice cream. It'll be a fun party, my treat.

[I'll be putting up a log for this later!]

Comments

[hands4healing]

It's your birthday, Mr. Castle?

I hope it's a great day!

[thebestseller]

I hope so, too. And if not, at least there will be cake.

[hands4healing]

And beer?

[thebestseller]

Well- I'm not so sure about that. You'd be underage where I come from, but that may not apply here.

[hands4healing]

I don't want any beer, Mr. Castle. [A laugh.]

...if you had some hard cider...

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[youbastard]

Happy birthday. That's really quite a birthday to have. I hope you've never gotten birthday pranks pulled on you along with a gift.

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[thebestseller]

Oh, believe me, my mother wasn't above pulling the "actually you're adopted" thing on me. I kept falling for it, too.

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[youbastard]

Oh wow, seriously? That's terrible! [ Both that he kept falling for it and that she did it...]

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[thebestseller]

Yeah, she finally stopped when I got a bit older and asked her to- it started because she didn't know who my father was, so I found it believable. We'd laugh about it, but it got less funny with time.

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[youbastard]

How old were you when it finally stopped?

[fastballspeciaaaaal]

How do we know this isn't just a April Fool's Day prank to get presents?

[thebestseller]

A fair question, my good Lumberjane. I can't prove that definitely, but you'll know I'm lying if I try to say it's my birthday again sometime this year.

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[abadidea]

Happy Birthday, Richard. So, uh...you're started a brewery? That...sounds pretty cool, actually.

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[thebestseller]

Thanks. And, well, not quite- my old housemate and I decided to read up on brewing beer as a hobby. Before he vanished. I might turn it into a side business if this is a success, though- right now I've just been allowed to comandeer a restaurant corner.

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[abadidea]

Oh, cool. I knew you were a writer. I didn't realize you were a chef, too.

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[thebestseller]

Not so much. I mean, I raised my daughter on my own so I had to learn to cook for us, but I'm not above living off takeout when a deadline is near, either.

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[abadidea]

I didn't know you had daughter.

[redplainsrider]

This would be when I offer to buy ya a birthday drink, but you got that covered.

[thebestseller]

I appreciate the thought all the same. Why not have a piece of cake with me instead?

[redplainsrider]

Depends. What kinda cake?

[thebestseller]

I was thinking a lemon cake and a chocolate one.

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[quantifies]

Happy birthing day, Richard Castle. It is good that you survived another year.

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[thebestseller]

Cheers, and thanks, friend. Hopefully I'll survive many more. Preferably back home at some point...

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[quantifies]

I believe it is very likely we will all return home eventually. But that does not mean we should not enjoy cake in the present day.

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[thebestseller]

I like the way you think. Because why shouldn't cake be enjoyed? It tastes just as good here.