[timeline][plot points]
[oo1;]
Gabriel arrives. Despite the fact that holy shit City of Sin, he is clearly torn between glee and caution. Dean Winchester is the first to greet him, in his usual fashion, and is apparently under the assumption that Gabriel is a mere Trickster and that he'd killed him back in that obscure little college. Gabriel is intrigued by this. Meanwhile, Castiel does not approve of Gabriel's shenanigans (or lack thereof at this point) and is all hiss hiss bark bark stay away from the Winchesters. Gabriel lol'd. A demon Sam Winchester is adorable and Gabriel can't help but take a liking to him. De Winchester greets him to Bete Noire and actually does so in a civil manner; probably because she doesn't know who he is. CASTIEL WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOURSELF. Holy shit. Anna Milton is all " oh hey big bro" and Gabriel is all "I barely remember you lmao." Crowley is a douche. Joan of Arc makes an appearance and Gabriel is a little interested in this development, since, you know, last he heard of her she was being burned at the stake.
[oo2;]
Castiel makes a cryptic post about how the world is going to shit and Gabriel just sort of goes "okay. what was your first clue, genius." Castiel is a child about this and hangs up on him. Gabriel sends him copious amounts of porn to retaliate.
[oo3;]
Sam sticks his giant head in the freezer to cool off. Gabriel feels that all is not right in the kingdom.
[oo4;]
Holy shit the plague. Gabriel is officially down for the count here, as his Archangel powers are out of his control. Cas does not approve seeing so many of his former angelic brethren being infected by the plague and promises Gabriel booze and naked cheerleaders if he lives. The angel Castiel could give less of a shit. Joan mocks him. Anna looks a little worse for the wear but at least she's got herself relatively in check. Gabriel, at some point in time, sneezes. SUDDENLY OWLS. Ichigo Kurosaki is a little weirded out by all the spiritual energy Gabriel is giving off and correctly deduces that Gabriel is an angel. Gabriel is less than helpful. Meanwhile, everyone's favorite midget Archangel meets everyone's favorite wimpy fail!vampire Conrad Achenleck for the first time. This goes as well as anyone could hope for. Despite Gabriel's vehement protests that he doesn't need a hospital (which, you know, that whole "being an Archangel of the Lord" thing might've gotten Conrad to back off if Gabriel wasn't still in Witness Protection) Conrad manages to coerce Gabriel into going to the hospital by convincing Seras Victoria to dress up as Nurse Joy from Pokemon.
You think I'm lying.
In a rare show of defeat (and perhaps delirious stupidity) Gabriel agrees to go to the hospital. Things explode. (note; this log is still ongoing.)
[oo5;]
God pays a visit to her littlest Archangel. Gabriel DOES NOT APPROVE OF THIS. He is set in his belief that God could've stopped Lucifer's fall if she had really wanted, that her use of angels as tools was more just to mess with them for kicks, and kind of has another blow-up. He's a bad son. (note; this log is still ongoing... I think.)
[oo6;]
Conrad gets himself turned into a bat. Gabriel is so amused by this he just has to comment. He agrees to turn Conbat back into a human, but because he finds Conrad's constant bitching about everything that breathes or generally exists within three feet of him tedious, bets Conrad he can't go one week without complaining. Conrad agrees. Then bitches about two minutes later and turns into a bat again. Gabriel, you see, has set it up that if Conrad complains about anything, and anything is taken pretty seriously, he will turn into a bat for the rest of the day and has to start the week all over again. Gabriel giggles. Conrad bitches. Gabriel turns him back into a human and they talk forever about things like saints and the Devil. Conrad bitches about the plague and turns into a bat AGAIN. Gabriel can't turn him back, though, because he's still recharging his Grace from the last time he used it. Gabriel finally figures out that Conrad is, in fact, a vampire and spends a good portion of the conversation slyly avoiding revealing his true identity. So much of his problems with Conrad would probably be solved instantly with his wings, man.
[oo7;]
Jimmy Novak makes an angsty post about how Castiel has suddenly disappeared. Gabriel, having felt it the moment he left through their angelic bond, is kind of an asshole about it.
[oo8;]
Anna requests that Gabriel watches over the factory apartments (of which he is a resident as well as the assistant... something or other. He blows shit up. That's about it.) Meanwhile, Joan gets herself blown up and Gabriel has enough compassion left in his feathers to offer his help. She calls him a fuckhead in French. Unperturbed, Gabriel flies off to assist her drunken butt. Later on, she apologizes for the way she treated him.
[oo9;]
Samantha Winchester arrives in Bete Noire and Gabriel would make an attempt to hit that if she weren't De's little sister. He's interested in this whole vice-versa-vessel thing (mainly, what would his chick vessel look like?) until Sam informs him that he died.
Fuck that.
[o10;]
De and Gabriel have a date. Sort of. Not really. More like they both drink because De could use it and Gabriel's off pretending his brother didn't shiv him.
[o11;] au!Gabriel
Oh my god oh my god oh my god LADY FELL OFF A BUILDING AND SHE IS DEFINITELY NOT HIS SISTER. SOBBING FOREVER. And now-- and now some guy is killing people with his mind. Can he go home now. ;A;
[o12;]
Back to normal, denying everything that happened and setting himself up for some serious trouble questioning Dean as to where the puppy Sam has gone. Turns out puppy Sam has gone full-out demonic. Fun times. A note: Dean still has no idea that Gabriel is an angel.
[o13;]
Gabriel gets the shit beaten out of him by the Demon.
[PLOT POINTS;]
SOME NOTES ON GABRIEL;
-Gabriel will not tell you he is an angel. Figure it out for yourself. He's in witness protection, after all.
-Due to his near invincibility, the city of Bete Noire has put a limit on what Gabriel can and cannot do. As of now, Gabriel is unable to:
-create pocket universes
-travel through time
-create whatever he wants, when he wants, at no cost to his Grace
Gabriel is unable to call upon his Grace without draining the power. Think of him as a rechargeable battery: the smaller amount he uses, the less he has to recharge. If he uses a large amount, he weakens himself considerably. This is the main reason for why he's not off gallavanting and being all righteous justice on the lesser public. The one thing Gabriel can do without using his Grace is fly, because while the wings are a manifestation of his Grace, using them is a physical act.
A side-effect occurs as well should he not use it continuously. The power will not simply stay, but will become dormant and weaken. This is the reason as to why, when he reverted from his alternate personality back to his original form, the battery was near empty.
Long story short, his life sucks. When the hell did his Grace get a fine-print.
-this Gabriel has been taken just after his talk with Dean in the Impala during Hammer of the Gods [season 5, episode 19]. He is completely unaware that he died.
SOME NOTES ON AU!GABRIEL;
-this Gabriel did not leave Heaven around the time of Lucifer's Fall-- he stayed and became more silent and reserved because of the constant fighting
-he tore his Grace out in the same vein as Anna did, and did so in 1970
-he has no memories whatsoever of Heaven, his siblings, or that he was ever an angel to begin with
-he is very twitchy and aggravated often
-he doesn't like close space with people
-he's a lot kinder than his angelic self but part of that doucheness shines through sometimes
-whenever he's nervous or agitated he snaps his fingers in a continual motion
-he spent twenty years in the psyche ward because of his "angel radio" station-- his rank as an Archangel means he heard them all 24/7
-he, like Anna, can access his telekinesis and suppressed memories when under intense stress
-he can see a demon's true face
-HE CRAY CRAY no not really he's kind of like a bewildered, lost puppy.