[CFUD] Pre-Intro

[freewill]

[To end up somewhere directly after his conversation with Crowley is extremely suspicious, and the overwhelming darkness is the thing Castiel notices first. He can tell he's still on Earth, but it's not a part of it that he's ever been made aware of. Which seems... impossible, really, since a quick search of the area shows him hordes of undead and all manner of creatures that should not exist.

Not just creatures, but powerful beings hiding in human form, much like him and yet not at all the same. This entire place is baffling, like a void that he's been shoved into. He would almost say that this is a place Gabriel would be likely to send him just to get him out of the way, but Gabriel is...

No, with the unfamiliar creatures here, this is more likely a creation of Eve's. Was this some sort of failsafe, then, set up to drag him in if she was killed? And how could she have the power to hold him here?

Either way, it seems that he's not the only one. Castiel spots the Impala on his third fly-around and immediately lands, finding a structure next to it which he can immediately tell is warded. Seeing how both Dean and Sam had behaved idiotically during their last encounter, it's possible they're trying to avoid him.

It's not that simple. More than that, he needs to speak with them about this situation. Castiel walks up to the door and starts banging on it. The lights inside, if any are on, might be flickering as a result.]

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[bitchester]

[closes his laptop and stands up, heading to the door.

he doesn't speak when he opens it]

[freewill]

[Castiel stares back at first, before starting to strong arm his way in.

Which doesn't work, considering the wards. He frowns.]

If you were trying to hide--

[bitchester]

You're not the only angel kicking around here.

You don't remember, do you?

[freewill]

I noticed. Though they aren't the same.

Remember what?

[bitchester]

They haven't always been. Zachariah was here for a time. Lucifer's made his appearances, too.

[Sam doesn't specify further as to HOW that happened]

As for the rest—um. It's kind of a long story, Cas.

[freewill]

... Clearly. [Though the surprise shows on his face, since...]

Zachariah is dead, Sam. As for Lucifer, you should know.

[bitchester]

Sometimes camp likes to let things run free that shouldn't.

[freewill]

And what happened to them?

[bitchester]

Lucifer's been out of service for a while. Zachariah left. But who knows? They can come back. You came back.

[freewill]

Angels don't just come back--

[Except that he has. Multiple times. He pauses, huffs, and tries again.]

How long do you believe you've been here?

[bitchester]

Two years and five months.

[freewill]

Time has been severely damaged here.

[bitchester]

Except sometimes we remember. Things happen to us. We change. When I came here, we had just gotten Anna's grace back. It's—um, you can guess what sort of things we've recalled since then.

[freewill]

So you've experienced those memories while here?

[bitchester]

Everything. Yeah. But hell, that's still conveniently warded off.

[freewill]

The wall has held?

[bitchester]

For now. Someone here did some work. It's almost like a double-barrier on things.

[freewill]

I'm glad to hear it.

[bitchester]

[there's a momentary pause]

Yeah, I mean. Of course you would.

[freewill]

[frowns...]

[bitchester]

[there's another beat]

Sorry, Cas. It's just—let's just say it's been a while. And a lot of the time you were here, we got to talk more. Since, you know, trapped, same place. Research and things. You'll probably want to be filled in on that, actually.

[freewill]

[A guilty mind can't help wondering what he spoke to Sam about, but Castiel holds his calm.]

We are trapped, then. I'll assume you've exhausted every method.

[bitchester]

Dean and I'll get two to three days off next month, but yeah. Trapped.

But right now, I'm fine with it. I have work to do.

[freewill]

Days off? And what sort of work?

[bitchester]

Consolation prizes.

And ... something's coming. Something big. If we don't stop it, everyone's world can get destroyed. But um, try not to pass that around. We're trying to keep people from panicking. People here ... consider me a leader, oddly enough. I'm expected to help, and it's something I stand by.