001 -- voice;

[ofinsurrectum]

[ At first, there is nothing but static, flaring louder and louder, and the picture onscreen dissolving into fuzzy gray and black lines. It rises and rises, hitting almost ear-piercing pitches, until, abruptly, it stops. There is a faint rustle that may or may not be wings. There is a pause, and then Castiel clears his throat. ]

Hello.

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[imnot_likeyou]

[Sam would know that rustle of wings anywhere]

Cas. 'Bout time.

[teasing? Mostly. Sam's in a good mood, and having one more friend show up doesn't hurt that, but it will switch to his 'We need to talk' face momentarily.]

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[imnot_likeyou]

[SIGH]

Yeah. She's my roommate.

[and before Cas can mention it]

No, I'm not drinking. Before you ask.

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[ofinsurrectum]

[ lakjdglkjsdfa ]

Good.

I do not understand why you continue to seek out her company.

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[imnot_likeyou]

[a pause, his face dropping a bit, looking away]

I wouldn't expect you to.

[he swallows, and then he's back again]

Dean doesn't knew she's Ruby. He only remembers her as the blond body, and I'd rather he not know more than that yet. He doesn't know a lot of the specifics of what happened after he died, and I'd like to keep it that way.

He doesn't need to know.

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[ofinsurrectum]

You are keeping these things from your brother?

[ why does he even sound surprised this is pretty much par for course with the winchesters. ]

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[imnot_likeyou]

Not everything. He knows about you and us being vessels and the Apocalypse, but I haven't told him about what I did with Ruby.

[he doesn't want to go back to Dean being disappointed in him again. The short little time he's had it is long enough.]

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[ofinsurrectum]

I will not speak to him of it unless you give me cause, but it would be better were he to hear that from you, Sam.

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[imnot_likeyou]

I know. I'm getting there, I just -- he doesn't need to know. It's not going to impact anything here, and he won't remember when he goes home.

I'm not going to burden him with the idea that his brother stabs him in the back.

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[ofinsurrectum]

And what shall be done if he finds out before you return?

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[imnot_likeyou]

I'll deal with it then.

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[ofinsurrectum]

I will not betray your wishes. But I would caution you against keeping things from your brother.

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[imnot_likeyou]

I know. I know it's a bad idea but ... I don't want to ruin the way things are right now. We've been through a lot recently.

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[ofinsurrectum]

I know.

[ there is a long pause. ]

Tell Ruby I am watching her.

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[imnot_likeyou]

[and there's a bit of a stubborn pause, and the look on his face clearly isn't a happy one, but he lets it go]

Yeah. I'll tell her.

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[ofinsurrectum]

[ there is a pause. castiel is not sure what to say next. ]

Jo wished to speak with me. I will be visiting her momentarily.

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[imnot_likeyou]

Okay.

Let me know if you need help figuring anything out.