something at work in my soul
skeptical
(a paris adventures - snapshots ficlet)
When they'd planned their trip, exploring the Paris Catacombs hadn't crossed her mind as an activity, but she's going to be the first to admit, it's actually pretty interesting. She'd known a little bit about the Catacombs before their trip, but Castle had, as always, taken it upon himself to learn more – and he's been sharing since they'd decided on a day to explore and purchased their tickets.
"It's impressive, isn't it?" he asks as they walk, their shared audio tour headphones cradled in his hand. Huddling close to share the headset isn't the best solution, but she doesn't mind pressing her cheek to his shoulder and straining her ears when she needs to.
"Which part?" Kate looks around, taking in the details, the way each bone fits into its place as far as the eye can see.
After a while it stops registering that the walls are actual bones.
"All of it. The detail, the engineering. The fact that they moved entire cemeteries of people down here – in the dark of night, no less."
She nods, curling her fingers around his arm. Rick turns, rubbing his fingers over hers.
"I can't help but wonder how the people they moved feel about it."
Kate exhales, shaking her head. "They don't feel any way about it, Castle; they're dead."
"Well yes, but I'd think having your body dug up and moved would make any spirit a little restless. You don't like being rolled out of bed either, you know."
She laughs. "The difference being that I'm alive."
He lifts her hand to his lips quickly in affirmation. "Still. This place has an energy to it, doesn't it? There's something in these catacombs, Kate. Whether they're spirits or something else… there's something in here."
"Mmm, rats, babe. That's what's in here."
He chuckles. "Skeptic."
She doesn't jump at the clatter behind them, doesn't buy into his ghost story, but she does stand a little bit closer to him as they move deeper into the tunnels.
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