I hadn't. I mean, I feel like it's complicated because I'm still untriggered, but I liked the pack. It felt right, and Hope was cool with it.
[He frowns as he tries to figure out exactly how long he's been here.]
Last date I remember was August fifteenth. What day is it now?
[He almost doesn't want the answer, but if he's been gone long enough that they think he decided against it ...
Castiel tips his head to the side curiously and nods. "Sam called me, but this is the closest I could get to him." So Sam at least is alive, even if they don't exactly know where to find him.]
Black Friday, actually. We were all at Scott's mom's for Thanksgiving and then Sam got a call. Sam and his brother have been helping out with the other witch bodies. ( There was a host of them who flat out said 'No.' Davina being conscripted by default made it an easy decision for him and Aiden. ) It's this whole thing. Crazy you just... fell into it.
( Or, Ben did. Sucked?
Chris, wary, addresses him.
"He called you," Chris asks, pulling his own phone out to see if Allison tried calling him. )
[Jed seems shocked that it's been that long, and his shoulders slump visibly. "I missed first semester." That should not be the only takeaway, but he is eighteen, give him a minute.
Castiel blinks before shaking his head.]
Not on the phone. He prayed. My name is Castiel. I'm an angel of the Lord.
[Aiden blinks, before glancing back at Chris. "Angels are a thing?"]
( He inspects his room first, and the bars, with a (16) he can see that the door behind him is probably his best bet. Even if he can get to the window running along the top of the room, there's nothing to grab ahold of. There's nothing in his or Jed's room that might turn the electricity off. )
You haven't tried the bars, have you?
( Untriggered, that hurt and could've done heart damage.
Chris nods.
"According to Allison. Sam and Dean -- apparently Hell's real. Jury's out on it being a hell dimension." But that's all Chris knows. "Prayer really works," he says, wryly. It could've fooled him. )
[Jed snaps out of his reverie, shaking his head as he does. "Didn't seem like a good idea. I did try to brute force it out the door when they tried to feed me, but that didn't go my way."
Aiden nods slowly, again, not sure what to make of it or how they feel about werewolves and vampires, but he won't look a gift horse in the mouth. "We were trying to figure out a way inside."
Castiel nods, before turning back to the front of the facility.]
This door seems to be open. Perhaps we should use it.
( He turns back to the door. The guy behind it isn't standing there anymore. )
Hey, I no longer have a guard.
( That's something. Chris turns back to the building again, like Castiel.
"Three armed men accompanied Aiden's husband inside. We don't know who else is in there with them. Angels always go in half-cocked or is this the Castiel special?")
[Castiel turns his eyes back to the building and studies it again, before nodding.]
There are seven humans and three vampires within the building. Most human weapons don't have much of an effect on me.
[Probably not the same for Aiden and Chris though, he can acknowledge that.
Jed shrugs. "Element of surprise, right?" Which seems a pretty cold calculation and he probably shouldn't assume that just because he's an older vampire that he's okay with killing people. Maybe he has been in here too long.]
( For the record? Also, neat trick, counting the bodies. What they are and everything. Okay, he has credibility. )
We'll follow your lead.
( He's heard angels are formidable.
Josh tries the door with a huge kick first getting a (10). An echo sounds after it. He waits, to see if someone comes running. a (12) follows as he attempts to use his shoulder.
"It's reinforced."
He looks back at the bars.
"If I can endure the shock, I could bend the bars, get you in here with me. Two's better than one. Stand back."
Moving closer to the bars, he grabs them, first trying to endure the pain: (19) has him easily taking the jolt as he pulls the two bars further apart and with a (13) it's going to take time, but it does happen! Just not instantaneously. )
["Wait, wait, stop." Jed reaches forward, trying to push him back as much as he can without getting shocked himself. "If you hurt yourself really bad, we don't know when we can get you blood. There has to be another way."
Castiel shrugs off the mention of vampires.]
They won't enjoy biting me, at least. But if you would rather stay here, I can investigate first.
[Yeah, Aiden's not going to do that. He doesn't know what angels can do but he doesn't want them accidentally doing it to Josh. "No, I'm with you."]
[Jed doesn't have a better option. He's been staring at the problem for so long, he feels like he can't find his way out the other side.
"I don't know. ... I don't know."
In the meantime, Castiel turns and walks into the building. Aiden jogs enough to catch up with him, falling into step behind the angel and keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of trouble. The angel just keeps moving forward, almost as though he's out for a stroll.]
I believe we have to go to the next level.
[And he'll just reach out for both of their shoulders as he goes to take them down to the next floor in the blink of an eye. He just so happens to land them outside of the cells holding Josh and Jed.]
("Short of triggering your werewolf curse and waiting for the full moon, I don't either," he admits. Turning back to the door, he drags fingers along the small window, makes a fist and punches. His fist goes right through, glass shattering around it and out the other side. Shaking off the glass, he immediately starts to heal, the other bits of glass being pushed out of his healing wounds.
"Well. I did... that."
Did it help?
Inside the facility, an elevator ride up, Chris holds the door open for Aiden and takes up the rear.
Castiel is nonchalant, very not how an angel might be in Chris' eyes, but something tells him he's got this.
In a blink, they're one level down. In the hallway, there are doors, one with a broken window Josh is standing by and one with an intact window - with Jed inside his side of the cell.
"Woah," Josh says. "Is he good backup?"
Did he do that?
Chris gets a crit fail at keeping it together after being telported on a whim and he doesn't move. He's still processing. Don't mind him. )
[Aiden is fine (11), probably because he was immediately distracted by his husband's face and he makes his way over to the door to try and figure out if he can get it open.]
He's looking for Sam. Says he's an Angel of the Lord.
[His tone is fairly neutral, for how ridiculous that sounds.
Castiel looks over at a description that resembles him and nods. "My name is Castiel."
Aiden nods at the introduction before trying to look Josh over through the window.]
[Aiden studies the setup, before glancing back at Castiel.]
Any chance that angel powerset comes with hacking abilities?
[Castiel tips his head to the side, before he blinks from view again, and suddenly he's inside the cage with Josh. He reaches his hand through the bars to place a hand on Jed's shoulder (the electricity doesn't seem to bother him), before placing the other on Josh's and they blink out of view before reappearing in the hallway.
Jed is fine, blinking around as he adjusts to the hallway (16). "That's ... thank you?"
( Excuse Josh, because he turns around and promptly throws up. That's a trip.
"Sam was sucked into the ground like everyone else. I bet they're still there," Chris says, hoping that Castiel would know if Sam were dead. He can feel his presence, he assumes.
He trails the hallway to the end and opens a door to stairs going up and going down.
"Might be a tunnel at the end of these," he offers. )
( It's fine, he waves his husband off, wipes his mouth with his sleeve. He's okay.
"Sure kid," Chris says, not caring either way.
The elevator comes to life as Josh stands back up, stomach settling. )
You guys go. Aiden and I will take care of whoever's coming down. We'll be right behind you. Promise. Go find Ben and Sam. Tell Davina we're not far behind.
[Jed is about to question leaving the two of them alone, but Aiden's eyes are already glowing gold, and Jed hears the familiar crack of an oncoming shift and decides that Josh knows what he's talking about.]
Right. Got it. Be careful.
[And with that he will continue following Chris and the angel down through the tunnels.]
( Moving quickly, they make it closer and closer, Sam's soul shining brighter to Cas. Chris keeps his gun drawn, listening for anything. Castiel, he, and Jed catch the echo of the current conversation around the corner:
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[He frowns as he tries to figure out exactly how long he's been here.]
Last date I remember was August fifteenth. What day is it now?
[He almost doesn't want the answer, but if he's been gone long enough that they think he decided against it ...
Castiel tips his head to the side curiously and nods. "Sam called me, but this is the closest I could get to him." So Sam at least is alive, even if they don't exactly know where to find him.]
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( Or, Ben did. Sucked?
Chris, wary, addresses him.
"He called you," Chris asks, pulling his own phone out to see if Allison tried calling him. )
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Castiel blinks before shaking his head.]
Not on the phone. He prayed. My name is Castiel. I'm an angel of the Lord.
[Aiden blinks, before glancing back at Chris. "Angels are a thing?"]
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( He inspects his room first, and the bars, with a (16) he can see that the door behind him is probably his best bet. Even if he can get to the window running along the top of the room, there's nothing to grab ahold of. There's nothing in his or Jed's room that might turn the electricity off. )
You haven't tried the bars, have you?
( Untriggered, that hurt and could've done heart damage.
Chris nods.
"According to Allison. Sam and Dean -- apparently Hell's real. Jury's out on it being a hell dimension." But that's all Chris knows. "Prayer really works," he says, wryly. It could've fooled him. )
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Aiden nods slowly, again, not sure what to make of it or how they feel about werewolves and vampires, but he won't look a gift horse in the mouth. "We were trying to figure out a way inside."
Castiel nods, before turning back to the front of the facility.]
This door seems to be open. Perhaps we should use it.
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( He turns back to the door. The guy behind it isn't standing there anymore. )
Hey, I no longer have a guard.
( That's something. Chris turns back to the building again, like Castiel.
"Three armed men accompanied Aiden's husband inside. We don't know who else is in there with them. Angels always go in half-cocked or is this the Castiel special?" )
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There are seven humans and three vampires within the building. Most human weapons don't have much of an effect on me.
[Probably not the same for Aiden and Chris though, he can acknowledge that.
Jed shrugs. "Element of surprise, right?" Which seems a pretty cold calculation and he probably shouldn't assume that just because he's an older vampire that he's okay with killing people. Maybe he has been in here too long.]
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( For the record? Also, neat trick, counting the bodies. What they are and everything. Okay, he has credibility. )
We'll follow your lead.
( He's heard angels are formidable.
Josh tries the door with a huge kick first getting a (10). An echo sounds after it. He waits, to see if someone comes running. a (12) follows as he attempts to use his shoulder.
"It's reinforced."
He looks back at the bars.
"If I can endure the shock, I could bend the bars, get you in here with me. Two's better than one. Stand back."
Moving closer to the bars, he grabs them, first trying to endure the pain: (19) has him easily taking the jolt as he pulls the two bars further apart and with a (13) it's going to take time, but it does happen! Just not instantaneously. )
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Castiel shrugs off the mention of vampires.]
They won't enjoy biting me, at least. But if you would rather stay here, I can investigate first.
[Yeah, Aiden's not going to do that. He doesn't know what angels can do but he doesn't want them accidentally doing it to Josh. "No, I'm with you."]
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"If you have another idea, I'd love to hear it," he says, sweaty and vibrating.
Chris decides an angel on their team is better than no angel on their team. )
Me too. Show us what you're working with.
( That is, lead them inside. It's time for brute force. A tactic two groups are taking at the same time. )
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"I don't know. ... I don't know."
In the meantime, Castiel turns and walks into the building. Aiden jogs enough to catch up with him, falling into step behind the angel and keeping his eyes peeled for any sign of trouble. The angel just keeps moving forward, almost as though he's out for a stroll.]
I believe we have to go to the next level.
[And he'll just reach out for both of their shoulders as he goes to take them down to the next floor in the blink of an eye. He just so happens to land them outside of the cells holding Josh and Jed.]
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"Well. I did... that."
Did it help?
Inside the facility, an elevator ride up, Chris holds the door open for Aiden and takes up the rear.
Castiel is nonchalant, very not how an angel might be in Chris' eyes, but something tells him he's got this.
In a blink, they're one level down. In the hallway, there are doors, one with a broken window Josh is standing by and one with an intact window - with Jed inside his side of the cell.
"Woah," Josh says. "Is he good backup?"
Did he do that?
Chris gets a crit fail at keeping it together after being telported on a whim and he doesn't move. He's still processing. Don't mind him. )
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He's looking for Sam. Says he's an Angel of the Lord.
[His tone is fairly neutral, for how ridiculous that sounds.
Castiel looks over at a description that resembles him and nods. "My name is Castiel."
Aiden nods at the introduction before trying to look Josh over through the window.]
Are you alright?
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( But not the point. )
Jed's in here, too.
( He steps out of the way so Aiden can see him through the bars. )
They used a key card when they dropped me off in here.
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Any chance that angel powerset comes with hacking abilities?
[Castiel tips his head to the side, before he blinks from view again, and suddenly he's inside the cage with Josh. He reaches his hand through the bars to place a hand on Jed's shoulder (the electricity doesn't seem to bother him), before placing the other on Josh's and they blink out of view before reappearing in the hallway.
Jed is fine, blinking around as he adjusts to the hallway (16). "That's ... thank you?"
Castiel simply nods. "Now can we find Sam?"]
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( Excuse Josh, because he turns around and promptly throws up. That's a trip.
"Sam was sucked into the ground like everyone else. I bet they're still there," Chris says, hoping that Castiel would know if Sam were dead. He can feel his presence, he assumes.
He trails the hallway to the end and opens a door to stairs going up and going down.
"Might be a tunnel at the end of these," he offers. )
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I can sense him, but I can't reach him.
[So they'll have to find their way down the old fashioned way. He glances over at Aiden.]
Perhaps you could still track by scent?
[Aiden is busy rubbing his husband's back, making sure he's alright, before glancing back to the angel. "I can try? No promises though."
"I'm coming with you." Jed moves after Chris, trying to make himself useful. "I'm not leaving without Ben."]
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"Sure kid," Chris says, not caring either way.
The elevator comes to life as Josh stands back up, stomach settling. )
You guys go. Aiden and I will take care of whoever's coming down. We'll be right behind you. Promise. Go find Ben and Sam. Tell Davina we're not far behind.
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Right. Got it. Be careful.
[And with that he will continue following Chris and the angel down through the tunnels.]
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Do you... feel Sam?
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I'm very familiar with his soul. Something is preventing me from going directly to him, but he's in this direction.
[Castiel points in the correct direction, continuing to move forward and assuming that Chris and Jed are following.]
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"or New Orleans will be down one regent." )