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[knifetotheface]

[The feed clicks on to nothing, at first -- except the sound of pained breathing and quiet cursing. There's the scrape of wet gravel and, finally, a figure appears within the camera's view -- a petite girl, blonde, lying on her back, her arms wrapped tightly around her stomach.

And blood pouring out from the wound.]

Mom...

[It's a quiet hiss,

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[wingsandwill]

[It so happens Castiel is flipping through his PCD when this post goes up, as he hears his name both from the device and in his head. He knows that voice, and more importantly, he knows that face.

He doesn't bother responding over the PCD, locating on Jo easily, flying to her side in an instant. One look at her makes it clear what point in time she's from and he kneels next to her, reaching out to her, gathering his strength for a healing attempt. He still hadn't used it on a human here, but now was more than worth the try.]

Jo.

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[knifetotheface]

[She falls quiet again, remaining still as Raven finishes, but as soon as the glowing vanishes, bloody fingers gently feel her side... where she had been gushing blood all over the ground a moment before. Her limbs felt like lead and she felt as if she were going to pass out, but it wasn't there anymore.

She shoves herself up onto her hands abruptly, exhaling shakily as her head spins, but she refuses to lay back down. A hand finds Castiel's arm to keep herself steady --

Before Jo laughs -- it's a strained sound.]

I just got healed by some damn hoodoo magic routine...Dean's never gonna believe this -- thank you --

[Her grip tightens slightly -- she's shaking ever so slightly as she pushes herself a little straighter, and her voice drops.]

...Cas, I need to find my mom.

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[wingsandwill]

[Castiel watches them both carefully, Jo due to her injury and Raven for how much effort she seems to be putting into the healing, maintaining his own at a constant level to help. When she finishes and the wound disappears completely, he breathes a quiet sigh of relief.]

Thank you, Raven.

[He steadies Jo as she grabs his arm, carefully holding onto her and making sure she was upright as she wanted to be without risk of tumbling over.]

We're in another dimension, Jo. Ellen isn't here.

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[feel_nevermore]

[Raven doesn't make any sarcastic comment at having her powers labelled as "hoodoo magic", which is quite an obvious sign of how tired she is. She pushes on her hands to stand up. She feels drained and dizzy. Flying back home is out of the question for now. She nods at Castiel when he thanks her and listens somewhat distractedly to the rest of what he's saying.]

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[knifetotheface]

[She stares a bit blankly at Castiel, body trying to catch up with her brain . Every fiber in her being was telling her to runrunrun find Dean find Sam runrunrun where's the gun the hounds are still out there runrunrun but her body just refused to move.

And then Castiel said something -- well, impossible, for starters, because how in the sam hell is that even possible?]

... did you hit your head on the way down from Heaven, Cas?

[It's said a little weakly, because Jo is seriously hoping Lucifer just hit him upside the head a little too hard, and she jerks her head slightly towards Raven, fingers still digging into Castiel's arm.]

You -- Raven, is she from 'round here? Where's Meg and all the Reapers --

[And the unspoken question: Lucifer?]

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[wingsandwill]

[Castiel, for once, actually notices something going on around him when it comes to other people, and realizes there's something wrong with Raven. He's even able to recognize what, he's pretty sure at least, because he's felt it more than once recently.]

Raven, perhaps you should rest a moment. I can fly you back to wherever you'd like.

[And Jo's questions draw his attention back to her for the moment.]

No, I did not. I'm fine. This is another dimension, much like Heaven and Hell are, simply even farther removed.

[That explanation made sense, right? The idea of alternate dimensions was never much of a surprise for him anyway considering angels can and did access others at times.]

Raven is from another world entirely. Meg is here, but I'm not certain where; I haven't heard from her in some time. There are no Reapers from our world.

[Not saying anything about Lucifer at the moment.]

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[feel_nevermore]

[Raven has found a nice wall to lean against and is ignoring the fact that she probably wouldn't be able to stand if the wall wasn't there.]

You don't have to, Cas. Also you shouldn't leave Jo alone.

[Even if laying down for a bit sounds quite appealing right now.]

[Raven is about to object she's from Earth but then she realizes it doesn't really mean anything in this place.]

What's a Reaper?

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[knifetotheface]

[She shoots Raven a sidelong look at the use of Castiel's nickname, more out of curiosity than anything else. Cas kind of seemed like a loner -- well, by force, Jo supposes, seeing as he said fuck off to Heaven. So the fact that someone else seems familiar enough with him to shorten his kind of dumb name is kind of weird for Jo to see.

But the thought slips away at Cas' explanation, and Raven's question, and the Hunter in Jo speaks up first.]

A reaper's a death god. They bring people to the other side when it's your time to go -- I've never had to come up against one before but Dean and Sam have a few times.

[She falls quiet for a moment -- she supposes she would have seen a Reaper back home soon enough, though Jo wound up here before she got the chance. She draws in a shaky breath before she closes her eyes to try and squash that thought.

-- and they snap open, because something Castiel said is now ringing in her ears as very important.

Meg.]

I'm gonna exorcise that demonic bitch until there's nothing left --

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[wingsandwill]

I can transport more than one person at once.

[He's going to argue this one, Raven, seeing as you just did him a favor. And have been doing so ever since he got here, besides.

He's quiet while Jo explains about the Reapers, not paying all that much attention as his senses are stretched out while he tries to make certain they're safe, that no one's going to drop in on them unexpectedly, or anything else.

But when Jo starts on about Meg, his attention returns to the topic at hand.]

Now is not the time for that, Jo. We need to go somewhere safer and you can deal with Meg at a later point.

[If she decided to even after he explains about the whole death thing.]

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[feel_nevermore]

[Reapers seem to be Castiel's world version of the shinigami she's met here.]

Are they powerful? And what do you call "the other side": hell or heaven?

[Raven would argue it's unfair to blame her for her superhero complex. But it wouldn't be completely true. Also she knows she'd never have manage to heal Jo if he hadn't been there. Because he helped and supported her, both with his own powers and the trust he has in her.]

I... [She feels weak. She can't afford some stupid pride. She nods.] Thank you, then.

[And she's glad Jo's talking about Meg and doesn't know yet about her being a half-demon. The way she says that, exorcism doesn't sound like a pretty thing.]

You're an exorcist?

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[knifetotheface]

[She shoots Castiel a dark look at being told to wait, about to point out that the entire reason why she -- and her mother -- are no longer present is because of that bitch -- but she is soon distracted by Raven's questions, and Jo is way too exhausted to focus on more than one thing at a time.]

-- there's both. Hell and Heaven. I've never been, but Cas here can tell you all about the open bar upstairs.

[She grins a bit and nudges his shoulder ever so gently, before becoming serious at the next question.]

I'm a hunter.

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[wingsandwill]

I can tell you about both, actually, but at a later time.

[Because he's not having a chat in the open, with both Jo and Raven weakened and himself an Jo both shining beacons to any angel that happened to look for them. He ignores Jo's look, and the nudge, for now.

He nods at Raven's thanks, and gestures with a tilt of his head for her to come closer. He'll need to touch both her an Jo at the same time to fly them, intending to go back to the tower. It was shielded and a safe place to go to regroup.]

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[feel_nevermore]

Alright.

[Raven pushes herself away from the wall and braces herself to walk to Castiel.]

You're flying us to the Tower, right?

[Either that or the Temple, but the Tower sounded more likely.]

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[knifetotheface]

[Jo moves to get up, but stops at the 'flying' part. She's never had the fortune to go anywhere via Air Castiel, but she's heard the horror stories.

Mostly from Dean bitching and moaning about how he'd rather drive, but Jo never puts any stock in those.]

What do you need us to do, Cas? And are we meeting up with Sam and Dean?

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[wingsandwill]

The Tower, yes.

[He turns his attention to Jo again after answering Raven's question.]

Nothing, just be still a moment. No, we are going somewhere secure for now, then we can contact them and arrange them to meet us somewhere.

[As soon as Raven's close enough, he reaches out to touch her arm, already in contact with Jo with the other. In an instant, they're outside the Tower, arranged just as they had been on the street.

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[feel_nevermore]

[Wow. That was fast. And here she thought Horst did move fast. Unconsciously she reaches out to grab his arm to steady herself. She feels all the more light-headed now.]

It's a wonder I usually manage to get here before you do when we meet.