Case 84

[manofgnee]

[Whenever he gets a free moment, away from the classes and the bullies that have already set in after one day, Hanna likes to read. Sitting outside, leaning against the school wall, he's buried in a book that probably weighs more than he does, reading a book on runes, magic, and legends

Comments

[teenagerofgod]

[Hanna, paranoid little guy that he seems to be, will probably see Castiel approaching him. He gives an awkward wave before he's in speaking distance, and stops in front of him, hands back in his pockets.

Hopefully his enormous backpack doesn't cause him to turtle-back for once.]

Hey, uh. Whatcha reading?

[manofgnee]

[Hanna smiles weakly at Castiel. Well, at least he's a nice guy...clutching his book tightly, he flips it to show Castiel the cover.]

Hey...reading about magic...'s stupid, though.

[That's a lie, he just doesn't wanna be made fun of.]

[teenagerofgod]

[Magic doesn't sound very Christian, but if nothing else, Cas is big on learning new things. Even if he's pretty sure Hanna might eventually go to Hell or something.]

If it's stupid, then-- well, why are you reading it?

[It's okay, Cas is completely oblivious and totally asking a genuine question.]

[manofgnee]

[Hanna blushes a bit. Oh, he's already going to Hell.]

Well...I dunno...just thought it sort of looked cool, that's all...you know, some fun reading...

[teenagerofgod]

Are you gonna try to practice it?

[Why yes, he might be curious about how it works.]

[manofgnee]

I...I dunno...maybe...?

I mean, it couldn't really hurt...could it?

[teenagerofgod]

You could turn into a toad or something.

[Oh, that was so lame. As soon as he says it, Castiel scrunches his nose up, unsure of how to recover.]

[manofgnee]

Well, I guess...but...but I don't think that'd be too awful. Maybe. I dunno.

[teenagerofgod]

Really? Life as a toad, huh?

[Actually it's not all that bad.]

Well, could be an upgrade depending how you look at it. You could market it.

[manofgnee]

Well, a toad lives a quiet life...peaceful, relatively undisturbed, so...maybe that wouldn't be so bad.

[He shrugs and nods at this.]

[teenagerofgod]

Until biology got a hold of you.

[Awkward shuffle.]

Well, I guess I'll let you keep on with your-- [what should he call it?] research?

[manofgnee]

Heh, touche! Still...I suppose there are worse lives to lead, right?

[Hanna smiles and shrugs a bit. Honestly, he likes the conversation...he doesn't usually get a whole lot of those.]

Nah, it's all right. I think I'm done for the day...

[teenagerofgod]

Oh. Well hey maybe... maybe you should start a club or something.

[Looking around, because he's still not sure he won't go to hell for just being around Hanna and his books. He is totally whispering but it's loud enough that he could just be talking.]

A secret club.

[manofgnee]

[Hanna blinked, looking around a bit, before nodding slightly.]

Maybe...I don't know if anybody else would join, or be interested...

[teenagerofgod]

[Should he fess up? Really, he's just been oh so stealthy until now, hasn't he?]

I'd be interested. And then we could like, feel some others out.

[manofgnee]

You...you would be? Really?

[He seems to light up a bit at this, nodding.]

Okay...a small, secret club...I guess if I'm not the only one, I could do it!