003 | Accidental Video

[casaeroticafan]

[The video comes on and reveals the sprawled figure of Gabriel. He's leaning back against the bars of an impressive cage, a collar etched with Enochian sigils and Viking runes tight around his neck. Face mostly in shadow, his exact expression is difficult to make out. He appears to be grinning, and his clothes and skin are stained red with blood;

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[will_end_you]

Who's there? [Dean looks worried and faintly amused that Gabriel's still joking in his condition.]

And where the fuck are you? What happened? [Now he just looks agitated and still a little upset. If he'd been with Gabriel when the other man had been abducted, he should have done something about it.]

[casaeroticafan]

[He hadn't realized that thing was on, he twists his face towards the tablet and a shaft of light reveals one side of it is crusty and slimy with more blood than the other. Condition? What condition? He's peachy keen, Deano. Just don't ask him to do any strenuous labor for a while.] You're in luck - I know exactly where I am.

[A wry twist of his lips.] In a cage. The same cage they've been returning me to since they grabbed me on Sunday.

Stranger danger - don't ever open the door when you don't know who's on the other side.

[will_end_you]

[Now Dean's just irritated that Gabriel's being a smart ass about this.] Great. How the hell did they get their hands on you. [Loki's a slippery little bastard. Nobody knows that better than Dean.]

Please don't tell me you fucking let them in and the milk shake splattered across the floor was just for show.

[casaeroticafan]

[The expression on his face might be a touch sheepish.] It was either the milkshake or a dramatic scattering of Reese's Pieces. [He shrugs, the action making him wince.]

[grace_optional]

Gabriel--! [Anna does not look she's in anything resembling a joking mood; she's pale and drawn, desperate worry reflecting clearly in every line of her, but she swallows hard and tries to play along for his sake.] Who--who's there?

[casaeroticafan]

[Gabriel tries to give her a reassuring grin as he tilts his head her way.] Orange.

[grace_optional]

Orange who? [She's only half paying attention to the exchange, more concerned with trying to gauge his condition and decipher the markings on the collar.]

[casaeroticafan]

Orange you glad I didn't say banana? [Okay, so it's a joke that's been done to death. So sue him. He's trying to look unaffected here. If she squints real hard at the markings, she might make out the rune of ansuz - a marking long associated with Loki - as well as the runes of hagalaz (disruption) and nauthiz (constraint). There are also a few barely visible scratches of Enochian, each one representing him in all his interpretations. Jibril, Gavri'el, Gabriel. They've bound him in every manner they could conceive of.]

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[inforapound]

Please tell me you're not using up your one phone call on the one about the bananas. [Despite his easy tone, there's worry in the hard lines of his expression.]

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[casaeroticafan]

[You caught him - that was totally the one he was gonna tell. He shoots Balthazar a grin, reaching up to scratch at the skin beneath his collar. He's gonna ignore the worry - joking is easier at the moment.] Would you rather hear the one about the horse in the bar?

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[inforapound]

Of course. That one's a classic. [He can play along readily enough. While studying as much as he can see of the cage and collar and bloodstains.]

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[casaeroticafan]

[What? Those bloodstains? The wounds those came from are long gone. No, he's just stiff and uncomfortable and hurting in places that can't be seen.

The sigils and runes etched into the collar are barely visible in the dim light, but they can be made out if one squints. Anyone who knows the symbols will see that they've bound all of his names. From Loki to the Islamic Jibril. He's boned - to put it politely. His expression falls into one of unimpressed incredulity.] Classically dull. [He rolls his shoulders and winces.] And here I thought you had refined tastes.

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[to_rebel]

[Oh, hell. For a long moment, Castiel watches, taking in Gabriel's surroundings and comparing them to what he's seen in other broadcasts. Then he looks over Gabriel, cataloging injuries and mood.]

Are you all right? [Castiel's mood is nowhere near joking; sorry, Gabriel. He doesn't really do joking or reassuring.]

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[casaeroticafan]

I'm a little insulted they skipped the foreplay and went straight in for the money shot, but I'll live. [He fixes Castiel with his best expression of not actually giving shit.] Anyone else getting treated to an extended stay on the rack?

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[to_rebel]

[He'll live. That's good, at least. Look at Castiel, not caring a whit about Gabriel. At all.] A few others. [His tone is flat, hard. Friends.]

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[casaeroticafan]

If they're enjoying their time here as much as I am then you should probably get off the tablet and get them. [He'll be fine - he's been managing to heal all but the most creative of the experiments. Others won't be so lucky.] Go be a big damn hero, would you? [He lashes out with his foot, kicking the tablet and ending the feed.]

[hellodeadpeople]

[Whoa. That is not someone she was expecting to be caught. There is some actual fear occurring right now.]

...Who's there? This one better be good because you look like shit and it's freaking me out.

[casaeroticafan]

All of my jokes are good. [No worries Jack - he'd manifest a milkshake to put you at ease but he's a little skint on power. He clears his throat.] Armageddon.

btw, video; >>

[hellodeadpeople]

No one's good all the time. [She's tossing the idea of going after him around but its seeming like he's already got volunteers enough and she's not going to stick her neck out when someone else is willing to do it first.] Armageddon who?

video; xD

[casaeroticafan]

[He grins, and it pulls at the blood crusting his face.] Armageddon a bit cramped in here. Think when this over I'm going to need to get in a good stretch - maybe find someone to get in a good old fashioned brawl with.