(Castle)
It seems he's finally found something that Kate Beckett isn't good at.
It had started out innocently enough. Their team had a rare weekend off, and he was going home to an empty loft, so he'd invited them over. Pizza, beer, video games, and absolutely no murder talk.
Beckett had hesitated at first, but after a minute or so of pleading she'd given in with a sigh and an eyeroll.
And now, a few hours and not nearly enough beer to impair her faculties later, he's figured out why she tried to back out.
Beckett sucks at video games.
And not just one genre of video games either. So far they've played Halo, Madden, and Wii Tennis, and she's been terrible at all of them. To her credit, she's not letting it get her down. She's certainly having more fun than he would be in her shoes. (He may or may not have been accused of being a sore loser on more than one occasion.)
"So, what's next, Castle?" Espo asks, taking a swig of his beer.
Castle shrugs. "I've got no preference. What do you guys want to play?"
Ryan's eyes light up. "Ooh! Can we play Mario Kart?" he asks. "I haven't played since the last time I babysat my nephews."
"Sounds good to me," Castle says. "Beckett?"
"I don't mind," she says. "Who knows, maybe I'll actually do okay with this one."
They all laugh as Castle hunts down the game and inserts the disc.
"I apologize in advance," Ryan says once they're in the game. "But I am about to kick all of your asses."
Espo scoffs. "I've seen your stats, bro," he says. "You're not that good."
"You really think I'm playing to win against Jenny or a couple of six-year-olds?" Ryan retorts, smirking. "I'm going to crush you."
(True to his word, Ryan crushes them at Mario Kart. But then Castle pulls out Guitar Hero, and he's proud to be the one that helped Beckett find a video game that she's good at.)