It was odd to realize that it was possible that this was what Sam and Dean would have been like if they hadn't been raised as hunters. One a successful lawyer, the other one struggling to find his place in a world he didn't think he fit into. Strange, how the hunting life had turned out to suit Dean better than anything else. Castiel wondered if the man realized that himself.
"It sounds like you're getting things in order, then." They almost sounded happy, which was strange. The whole situation still felt awkward -- he could recognize that sort of thing now -- but he thought that had more to do with him than with the two brothers. It was possible they felt guilty after everything that had happened.
He wondered if that guilt was completely false.
When a package was handed to him in combination with the word "family," Castiel immediately became suspicious, but he accepted the parcel nonetheless. Feeling put on the spot, he opened it up carefully and then paused when a badge of some sort fell out onto his lap, along with a photograph.
Right, Michael Collins was a detective, and this must have been his badge. Castiel knew it was as fake as the ones that the Winchesters made use of, but he was going to have to hold onto it despite that. The photo was much more troublesome, as it showed him standing between Anna and Gabriel, all of them in casual clothing. Anna was smiling while Gabriel was giving him "bunny ears." How could this place have produced such a thing?
It wasn't something that he could work through at the moment, and he knew that Dean and Sam (or their counterparts, rather) would be expecting some kind of reaction. He glanced up and nodded, though his expression was strained. "Thank you. I hope they're not too concerned over me."
It made him wonder where Gabriel was, if he'd also been brainwashed or if he'd found his way out of here through some loophole. It would have stung to be left behind if it was the latter option, but Castiel couldn't dwell on that.
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"It sounds like you're getting things in order, then." They almost sounded happy, which was strange. The whole situation still felt awkward -- he could recognize that sort of thing now -- but he thought that had more to do with him than with the two brothers. It was possible they felt guilty after everything that had happened.
He wondered if that guilt was completely false.
When a package was handed to him in combination with the word "family," Castiel immediately became suspicious, but he accepted the parcel nonetheless. Feeling put on the spot, he opened it up carefully and then paused when a badge of some sort fell out onto his lap, along with a photograph.
Right, Michael Collins was a detective, and this must have been his badge. Castiel knew it was as fake as the ones that the Winchesters made use of, but he was going to have to hold onto it despite that. The photo was much more troublesome, as it showed him standing between Anna and Gabriel, all of them in casual clothing. Anna was smiling while Gabriel was giving him "bunny ears." How could this place have produced such a thing?
It wasn't something that he could work through at the moment, and he knew that Dean and Sam (or their counterparts, rather) would be expecting some kind of reaction. He glanced up and nodded, though his expression was strained. "Thank you. I hope they're not too concerned over me."
It made him wonder where Gabriel was, if he'd also been brainwashed or if he'd found his way out of here through some loophole. It would have stung to be left behind if it was the latter option, but Castiel couldn't dwell on that.