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.]

Comments

[momchester]

You're avoiding the question.

[uberboned]

Fine. I was preempting the apocalypse. It's not like anyone died... Permanently. And I would've gotten away with it if your youngest son wasn't a friggin' lunatic.

[momchester]

[...A hundred Tuesdays. Sudden flashback to how badly Sam lost his marbles during that weird time loop on Groundhog Day. Her eyes narrow suspiciously.]

What exactly did you do?

[Because she'd rather not jump to conclusions.]

[uberboned]

I put him in a time loop... That made him have to come to terms with the fact that he couldn't save Dean, and trying would make him lose what few marbles he had left. Happy?

[momchester]

[Hm. It's pretty much what she expected- but something doesn't add up. She knows there's more to the story.]

Is that the whole story?

[uberboned]

Oh, and also the apocalypse might not have happened if he'd just rolled with it.

[A beat] That's the whole story.

[momchester]

So why was Sam so... psychotic about it? And why doesn't Dean remember if he was the one in the time loop?

[Which "him" was in the time loop, Gabriel. Pronouns are the enemy.]

[uberboned]

Would you wanna watch your own brother die a hundred times, knowing that no matter what the scenario, you could never save him? I was proving a point- not my fault, he's unstable.

[SIIIIIGH] Sam was the one in the loop. He was aware it was happening every day. Dean was the unfortunate victim of circumstance.

[momchester]

[. . .]

What?!

[Start running.]

You- you locked Sam in a time loop that- what, was it reset by Dean dying, or did it just happen every day? I-

[uberboned]

At this point, do the details really matter? I mean... Really? It's over. It's done. The end.

[momchester]

[Back to that creepy calm.]

Considering that Sam obviously still has trauma from it, I'd say they do matter.

[uberboned]

So do I. The fact that I didn't get my way still stings a little. [Mutter grumble growl. This is such... A delicate topic for him.]

[momchester]

Stings. It stings? That must be hard for you.

[uberboned]

What do you want? A written apology?

[momchester]

Just for starters. And then you can go out and stand on the street corner and tell everybody who passes by how sorry you are for what you did until one of them happens to be Sam and then you can beg for his forgiveness.

I can't believe you really just sat there and told me that it isn't your fault that Sam is unstable.

[uberboned]

Excuse me? I don't owe Sam jackshit for a lot of reasons and it's not my fault- that kid was screwed up long before I ever met him. A little something to do with freaky hellspawn powers, if I'm remembering the facts correctly. Don't pin this on me, lady.

[momchester]

[That would be Exact Wrong Thing To Say for 500, Alex. Something in her eyes instantly alights into something to self-controlled to be rage, but it's clear she's furious.]

I remember his powers, actually, but thank you for the reminder.

As far as I'm aware, those powers are still the fault of your family. But I don't want to talk about the big picture.

If someone forced you to watch your brother- or Jinx die a thousand times and you couldn't do anything about it? How would you feel?

[uberboned]

[We're sorry. This call has been mysteriously disconnected. Please hang up and don't call back.]

[momchester]

[Well then, Mary will just have to pray, won't she?

Enjoy three hours of "It's Hip To Be Square."]