first hunt ⇝ audio

[mulletrock]

[Dean hasn't figured out the video function on his NV so he's blisfully unaware and accessing the network via audio because it's what he's used to.

His voice sounds rough with lack of sleep because he hasn't really gotten much in the past week but it's also lined with a hell of a lot of sarcasm and contempt for his situation.]

Since we got the whole parallel dimension snatching up civilians thing covered I guess it'd be stupid to introduce myself as Jerry Wanek.

What the hell's there to do around here except avoid the darkness and kill the crap that comes out of it?

This place'd be a lot better if I had my car.

[And because he hasn't figured out filters yet either he'll just be leaving it at that, even if he needs to talk to Cas and is going to try reaching Sam on his own time later.]

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[ex_stakes70]

People still name their kids Jerry? [ lmao yeah that is her first reaction. ] Wait. Stupid to - okay, so what is your name?

[ Um... ] Jobs? People get jobs? But I think darkness-monster-killing is probably a good a start as any to actually living sorta normally here, y'know?

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[mulletrock]

Guess so as long as people are naming theirs after their parents and grandparents.

[That makes him laugh a little bit. She was unusually perky for whatever the heck this place was. Didn't make much sense to him but he wasn't going to ask. He could use some optimism.]

Well, since other people know me I don't really have much to lose.

It's Dean.

And that's pretty run of the mill for me.

It's the rest that's a little much.

[Voice]

[ofthursday]

[Castiel usually uses video, but he sticks with what Dean's going with; to hear his friend's voice on the network is a surprise, both pleasant and stressful at the same time.]

Dean?

[He doesn't know what point in time Dean is from, if he even knows Castiel, if he wants to speak to him. When Castiel saw him last it was across a line of holy fire, and he hopes Dean is from any time but that one.]

[Voice]

[mulletrock]

Cas?

Never thought I'd say it but I'm glad to hear from you.

Why don't you angel bus over here and beam me back to the present?

[Video]

[integrity]

[UGGGGGGGGGGH.]

You murder brain cells with each syllable that escapes from that wretched hole you call a mouth.

For the love of Hades, shut up.

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[mulletrock]

The hell?

Lemme guess. We've crossed ways.

What are you supposed to be and how're you visual?

{Crap. He was gonna need a manual for this thing.]

[paterelohim]

[DEAN

DEAN IT'S DEAN HI DEAN hello this is his !!! face.]

Get... jobs. Go bowling? Normal stuff.

Fighting the Darkness is kind of like trying to murder the tide.

[mulletrock]

Chuck?

How the hell are you on screen?

[Video]

[vaguelysauntered]

Don't know about what you can do besides avoiding the darkness, but apparently you mostly engage in strange rituals known as "making friends" and "living a normal life as much as possible". That's what I've heard, anyways.

And missing a car? [He lets out a "heh" at that.] So am I. Life frankly isn't the same without it.

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[mulletrock]

This place is startin' to look a little too Stepford.

[Voice]

[bestseller]

Believe it or not, people try to live civilized lives here. [He laughs nervously.] Because the darkness is a nightly regimen and you either get used to it or go crazy.

But for someone who's never had to deal with this sort of thing, well, that's really hard to do. [Thankfully for Alan, he's had a lot of time getting used to the things that go bump in the night.]

[Voice]

[mulletrock]

Yeah, I'm startin' to see this place is like a barbie dream house set in sleepy hollow but that doesn't make it easier.

Still prefer reality to whatever ass backwards dimension this place is trying for.

permatext

[hejhej]

The underground mall is nice.

Nice enough for a shithole.

permatext

[mulletrock]

only teens and ppl w more $ than i have waste time at malls

whys it underground

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[integra_hellsing]

I had assumed that the intention was merely to do just as you said; avoid the darkness and kill what comes out of it. After that, perhaps we are to sit here and rot. I have not been here long myself, but I do believe we are meant to get jobs.

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[mulletrock]

Seems like that's all there is to it if you ask me.

The places hiring in this shit hole have to be too good to be true.

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[athermercy]

Keep yourself alive -- Trust me it matters.

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[mulletrock]

That won't be a problem.

[parentingfail]

I've looked for a car, trust me. We're not getting one unless it ends up on the diamond.

[Sob. Stupid Canada and their shitty cars.]

[mulletrock]

So I'm supposed to walk everywhere?

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[ungodly]

Well, apparently we can go enjoy a coffee at a cafe, or even go furniture shopping! What a luxurious place, right?

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[mulletrock]

At least there's perks.

I've been yanked into worse places, trust me.

At least this one has some kind of normalcy to offer.

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[facepalms]

Live an ordinary everyday life. Unless you're not interested in that sort of thing.

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[mulletrock]

My ordinary everyday life includes my car.

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[where_the_hearth_is]

[The voice is smooth - not obviously mechanical, but there's an artificially crafted perfection to the steady cadence, to the faintly musical tone. It's also genderless, and quite cheerful.]

I've joined the baking club! But I don't think that's really your idiom.

Humans can do all sorts of things here, really. It's very cosmopolitan.

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[mulletrock]

You'd think the options would be pretty limited in a place like this.

Glad to hear it's not a total ghost town.

[video]

[thehighcost]

Oooh, welcome back! You've been missed!

[audio]

[mulletrock]

Really? I keep gettin' mixed reviews.

[uberboned]

Wouldn't help- everyone oughta know your face by now, Dean. [And not just because of Tom...]

1/4

[mulletrock]

[Dean's about to say that he figured that bit out already when he realizes how familiar that voice is.

It takes him a minute to place it and then there's just awkward silence.]

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[socius]

[SO LETS SEE IF SHE CAN GET THIS IN ORDER. He knows Castiel, that's a plus. (Sort of.) He doesn't know Gabriel. Or Crowley. That sets him back ... a bit. Not too much, considering she'd never met Crowley back home, either. Low profile demons and such. He should know who she is... Right?]

Figured you'd get bored with 'living the normal life' pretty quick.

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[mulletrock]

[By now Dean's figured out the video but he still has to take his time to angle it right and everything else remains confusing.

He's planning to set time aside to figure out filters and all the mechanisms of the NV.

Chuck told him it was like a laptop and even though he wasn't as skilled as Sam he knew enough to get by.

The shock on his face is evident. He hasn't seen her since Uriel and the agents of heaven holding her grace hostage. It's a slap in the face. Dean actually cares, Anna wasn't just a bar slut he didn't plan on seeing again. He just didn't have any power as far as the host was concerned.

This place was way too interested in his life.]

I wouldn't know normal if it cold clocked me.

[Dean jokes to break the tension instead of admitting he's actually surprised and a little relieved to see her.]

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[servingfather]

[Hope Dean's prepared for this shit because it's about to get crazy. Michael's just chillin' in a young John vessel, smiling at Dean.]

Welcome back, Dean. I'm afraid you'll have to live without your car while living here.

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[mulletrock]

[Dean's already talking to his Dad on another line and even though he remembers his blast from the past he's pretty sure it'd break the space time continuum or something for both of them to be here. It puts him immediately on edge, but he keeps himself under control.]

Who're you?

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[recidivus]

What, don't like walkin'? [Look she likes spaceships and time machines not automobiles.]

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[mulletrock]

Doesn't really bother me either way.

If I'm gonna be stuck here I think the lease this place could do is cough up my car.