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[Mary looks... well, alive, which is a bonus, but also frazzled and exhausted, with pale skin, dark circles under her eyes, lips chapped, hair falling out of her ponytail.

But more than that, she looks haunted.]

I'm back. I'm alive. [Her lips press together in a thin line. She bows her head and talks to her knees.] No thanks to those monsters.

I don't know if anyone else made it out... there were no- [sniffing hard to avoid tearing up.] -shelters. Nothing Darkness proofed. [Head still bowed tightly.] I don't know if any of those people I fought with made it out alive, but if they didn't, I'm going to tell you all right now.

[She finally looks up, eyes welling now with tears she refuses to cry.]

They hunted us. They bound us, put collars on us, they put us in cages. They chased us and hunted us down like we were fucking dogs and we couldn't-

[she claps a hand over her mouth, breathing hard to rein in her emotions. When she opens her eyes again, there's something chilling and deadened in her eyes.]

When I died at home- the first time, before I came here... it was a demon. A demon pinned me to the ceiling and burned me alive in my baby's nursery, and I didn't feel as violated as I did those two days. In that cage. [She shakes her head intently, looking away.] Those monsters kidnapped children. They wanted to see every one of us die like dumb fucking animals.

I wonder what would happen if I prayed for them. [There's a weird look in her eyes. Something you wouldn't leave your children alone with.] It's the Christian thing to do.

Would I get their souls into Heaven, or their heads on a plate?

[With a last ugly look at the NV, she turns the ~~public~~ feed off.]

[Private to Jinx]

I found a plus one.

[Private to the angels]

Did you hear my prayer? [The one she whispered as she lay dying.] Please, tell me none of you- tell me you didn't go there. Please.

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Who are 'they'?

I don't know. He didn't introduce himself.

I do.

His name is Spencer.

Spencer?

Yes.

One of the hunters was considerate enough to give me our host's name.

Someone I know told me these hunts used to happen before.

Thanks, Eurig.

And they will continue.

[ He coughed. ]

I'm afraid to tell you that name is no longer mine to have.

What do you mean?

[On both counts.]

He let the survivors from the night's Darkness to be freed, if they survived both the monsters and the hunters. I do honestly believe the hunts will continue from this alone. A prepared prey is a more challenging one, and more satisfying to kill.

[ He hunted the meanest of deer and other prey from home, so he has some idea. ]

I called myself Eurig when I thought it might be best to separate my life in the city as a life as a human, not as a dragon. I learned from our episode that I was a fool, thinking that no bothering will come to Eurig, only to Aurican.

[And out of all of that, she heard:]

...Dragon.

Yes.

Oh.

Okay.

So you're a dragon. Your name is- Aurican?

Yes, I am. We talked over the network before. I am the gold dragon.

-Oh! You're- oh.

[Well then. The nice old man and the cool gold dragon are the same person. Weird, but she can live with it.

Back to business.]

Well, um... you really think he'll keep hunting? He can't if-

[She grits her teeth. Some things shouldn't be said on public feeds.]

[Dryly] Then you could give a description.

I never saw him. According to someone else who was hunted, his name is Spencer. He's done this before and he's still on the streets.

Well now, I think your job description is telling you what to do about it, Mary. Go forth. Don't forget the gun.

I thought you were supposed to be smart.

Oh, see, this is Talk Like a Winchester day.

Got a problem? Shoot it.

You sound like a child.

[She died three hours ago, bro. Bad feels.]

At least you're still here to give bad advice. There's still that.

[Keep it up and you might end up dead twice in one day. Just sayin'. You and Lucifer are not that close, lady.]

Mmhmm, and who got kidnapped here...? My advice has kept me out of trouble.

[It was an expression of concern! He's alive enough to be a dick. It's a good thing. Mostly.]

Helpful. Really. I didn't have to warn any of you, you know.

[The Winchester is unraveling. Repeat, the Winchester is unraveling.]

[Technically, she had only warned Gabriel and Michael. Lucifer is far, far too ~~paranoid~~ cynical to believe he would have been included in that prayer if she'd been able to finish it.]

And I'm trying to find Spencer and keep him from doing it again.

For the fourth time, you mean, right?

They have collars. They'll cage you and keep you from using your powers.

I'm not going to find him so I can shake my finger in his face. You can kill someone without mojo.

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