008 | [Private Video to Gabriel, Sam, Molly and Bruce Banner]

[theangel_cas]

[It's probably tiny Castiel, but it's hard to tell in the dark! It's like someone broke all the lights in his room.]

I seem to be having some control problems. Um. I think my room is broken. Loki said it might be from me being upset. I don't know.

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[greenisnteasy]

[Jesus Christ it's another tiny one.]

Hey... Hey, little guy. What's your name?

[theangel_cas]

Castiel. Who are you? I locked this post.

[Stranger danger!]

Right?

[Oh, no, what if Diana saw?]

[greenisnteasy]

The angel? [So much for Phil hoping this guy could help.]

It is locked; you called me. I'm Bruce. I'm just... a little younger these days.

[theangel_cas]

Oh. [Great, even the doctor is a child. What are they going to do?]

Yes, the angel. Are there other people here named Castiel? [He's a little cranky.]

I keep breaking lightbulbs and I think I broke someone's #1 Dad mug, but I bet they weren't really number one, anyway. Dads are stupid. I can't seem control it. I don't know what to do.

[likely_evil]

[looks at the video, looks at the child. sighs. Sam is glad he's still an adult.]

It got you too?

[theangel_cas]

It's not just my vessel and I can't reach things and if I use my powers, they are more likely to break.

[He shifts around listlessly.]

I think I should just stand here quietly, but I have a terrible urge to move around.

[likely_evil]

Well, you're a kid. Kids get restless easy. Do you want me to come and get you?

[theangel_cas]

I can come to you.

[He's shifting from foot-to-foot. If he'd been human, it would have been a sure-fire tell that he has to pee.]

[doessillythings]

You broke your room? ....In half, or just the lights?

Where exactly are you? And, um, j-just to be sure...Who?

[theangel_cas]

I'm still there. It's the lights and also the rest of the stuff. The furniture's all broken and I think there's a hole in the carpet. I didn't mean to.

Are you Doctor Hooper? You got smaller, too. [He pouts.]

[doessillythings]

I-I believe you, I'm sure it was an accident.

Uh, yes. Molly Hooper. I'm...guessing you're Castiel? [There's really only so many people who called her 'Dr. Hooper', after all. She tugs her lips to the side.] Not that smaller. It's...it's mostly just younger, okay? I can still do things! [So defensive...]

Castiel, who else have you contacted? Is someone coming to find you?

[theangel_cas]

Dr. Banner and Sam and Gabriel. Please don't tell anyone else. [Like Diana.]

Do you know how to fix this?

[hung_garian]

I suggest you steal someone else's room.

[He's so confused. He'd noticed people were suddenly children - it's hard not to - but Castiel?]

And get yourself some cocoa. And a blanket. And a therapist, but those are harder to come by.

[theangel_cas]

Gabriel! Can I steal yours? [Sam and Dean used to share hotel rooms. Brothers can share rooms!]

You don't need light bulbs, anyway. And I don't want a therapist. I want Dean.

[hung_garian]

[Okay, if there were any questions before, there aren't now. This is definitely Castiel. Excuse him for a moment while he tries not to laugh; Castiel being upset is bad and all, but it's hard to take this seriously when he's inexplicably five years old.]

Story of your life, huh? Dean'll be back. You know what he's like, he never stays gone long.

[Which, admittedly, he's not actually sure of... but he really doesn't want to be responsible for a baby angel throwing a full-powered tantrum.]

You can borrow mine. I'm not gonna put up with slumber parties every night til you get back to normal.

[theangel_cas]

But he usually comes back because one of us brings him back, but I can't and he's dead and I miss him and what if he's gone for good?

[He pouts.]

Are you there? Can I come over? I missed you, too.

[Castiel seems to be saying a lot of things out loud that he normally wouldn't. He'll probably regret them when he's big again.]