because the lives of the wicked should be made brief

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[cholesterol]

That's dead and buried, Cas. Where it belongs. Sorry I dredged it all up.

( He clinks the glass against the bottle. )

Sam said you rescued him from a pocket dimension.

[toomuchheart]

A small one. More like a holding cell than anything else.

[Cas takes a swig from the bottle before continuing.]

From what I understood, the witches who set it up were intending to bodyjack their occupants. They're dead now.

[Separate from Cas' role in things, but still a good point to be made.]

Sam didn't seem surprised by any of it so I assume it was part of the hunt he and Allison were on.

[cholesterol]

Yeah, we've been after these bodies for months. The last two were prepackaged with a nice resurrection spell and saddled Elena with her parents and the Sullivans with their dead son. Before that, Katherine and Damien were marked. Pretty sure they're still in the wind.

( So, nobody was surprised at any of it. )

Thanks for being there for Sam. I should've been.

[toomuchheart]

Sam had plenty of support. In addition to Allison, he also had the regent of New Orleans, Scott McCall and assorted friends. There was even a demigod.

[Which is basically Cas' way of saying there isn't much Dean could have done that Sam didn't already have handled.]

You probably would have both wound up in the pocket dimension and I would have needed to be called anyway.

[cholesterol]

Shit. When Sam steps in it.

( He feels less bad now. )

Gee, thanks for the vote of confidence. ( Another sip of his bourbon follows as he hikes two legs up on the empty chair. ) Ben wants to meet mom.

[toomuchheart]

That's a good thing, isn't it?

[That he's making an effort to show interest in Dean's side of his life. Cas would consider that a good thing.]

🎀

[cholesterol]

Maybe.

( But, all he can do is present the opportunity. And they fall into a comfortable silence before Dean finds the local game on. He gets him and Cas two beers from the fridge. They haven't had time like this in awhile. He's needed it. )