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[hostage]

Hey - guys. Uh...

[A voice post from Jesse? Not his usual style. It sounds like he's outside and struggling to drag something.]

Can you believe there's like no cabs down by Sector 10? Like at all? What's the deal? Tried calling and they won't even come out this way. It's bananas.

So I just, uh -

[He sucks in sharply and stops moving. There's a thump, presumably as he leans against a wall.]

Any one of you guys a healer? Like a healer, not a doctor. I know, I know, it's gonna be dark soon. I'll pay you if you can just, like, get out here. Fast. Before dark. Please.

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[momchester]

Jesse, what's going on?

[hostage]

Nothing to worry about. Just, uh, you know. If you know anybody.

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[manicpixiedreamgirl]

Do you need a ride to the hospital?

[hostage]

Nope, no.

[He's trying a little too hard to sound okay.]

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

You're sure? It can get dangerous out that way.

[hostage]

Don't like hospitals. Don't like doctors. I really just need - uh, you know - like somebody with some magic. Just real quick.

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[treehopping]

How come you need a doctor? You're hurt?

[momchester]

First of all, I can tell you're lying.

[hostage]

Seriously not a big deal, yo.

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[momchester]

Jesse, I can handle a lot more than you think. I did used to hunt monsters for a living.

What's wrong? Who's hurt? I know a few healers, Jesse, and they're powerful, but I need to know what happened.

[hostage]

Nah! Don't you worry about it, Rue. It's cool.

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[hostage]

I just don't want it to be a big deal, okay? I got mugged is all.

[treehopping]

[Skeptical child is skeptical :|]

Is someone else hurt?

[hostage]

Nope, no. It's nothing serious.

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[ofthursday]

I can assist.

[He knows Jesse is a friend of Mary's, which is mostly why he's offering.]

The Darkness is not a threat to me, and my healing is instantaneous. I can be there momentarily.

[hostage]

Cool, okay, yeah. Thanks, man. Seriously.

Do you, uh, need directions or something?

[ofthursday]

No, I can find you.

[And in an instant, he appears at Jesse's side in a quiet rustle of feathers.]

[Video/private] icon is her on the inside :|

[momchester]

Thank you.

[hostage]

[He should be used to teleporters, but he's on edge right now and the sudden appearance makes him jump back and nearly fall onto the sidewalk. He catches himself against the side of the building, luckily, then straightens back up with a fleeting, embarrassed smile.]

Hey, yo. 'Sup. Uh...

[He's bruised and bleeding from the temple, where someone knocked him out with a pistol earlier, but the uglier wound is his leg. It's still bleeding even though he was stabbed close to two hours ago, just above the knee. He's aware his whole appearance probably needs some explaining, but he doesn't offer anything more than a fistful of cash that has some of his blood drying on it.]

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

You know, you aren't going to get much help if you don't want to tell people what's wrong.

[hostage]

Ain't something the whole world needs to know about.

[ofthursday]

[Castiel glances over him once, taking note of the injuries, and though he gives a brief look at the handful of money he just ignores it. Instead, he reaches forward, touching his fingers gently to Jesse's shoulder and extending his grace forward to patch the wounds as if they'd never existed.]

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[momchester]

Okay.

But why don't you want a doctor?

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[hostage]

I don't like hospitals.

[hostage]

[Jesse's perplexed when the money's ignored, but his expression quickly shifts to wariness as he watches what Castiel's doing... only to dissolve into relief as the pain is suddenly lifted away from his body. He stifles a sigh, turning it into a whispered:]

Jesus Christ.