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[unwings]

[ cas gives a polite smile and nods, like it was actually supposed to be a compliment. sure, lance, whatever makes you happy, booboo. live your best light up sneaker life.

his gaze turns outward, skimming the area around them and taking in the state of things. ]

Our typical scale of Suck seems like it used to be lower.

[ is it just him? or maybe the 40 years of human civilian life? ]

A couple hours ago. [ his attention wanders back to lance, ] And you? How long have you been awake?

[lifetothefullest]

[The way Castiel puts it prompts what's almost a laugh, because he's not wrong. The Suck levels did used to be lower.

The answer's pretty much what's expected, and the question earns a small shrug that's more helpless than dismissive.]

I'm not totally sure. I was one of the first back.

[Of anyone, Displaced or native citizen. It had been so incredibly quiet at first, and he's completely lost track of time since then.]

[unwings]

[ his laughter earns a slight tilt of castiel's head, but by now he's used to humans finding amusement with his speech pattern. it's nice, earning a surprise smile in such uncertain times, though. a flicker of one touches cas's features for a second.

hearing he was one of the first back, meaning one of the first to die, does sober it, castiel's eyes ducking to the ground, watching lance's exciting shoes rather than his face for a beat. he's holding in another apology that wants to come out, but cas swallows back against it. ]

It must have been confusing, returning alone.

[ it's with hesitance that he adds on - ] Did, um. Did Dean seek you out yet?

[lifetothefullest]

[It had been... Weird, he supposes, is an okay term for it. Confusing is fair too, and disorienting; trying to reconcile two different lifetimes in a world that was basically empty was not the easiest thing to do. But he had experience most people don't, due to Hadriel, and so although an unpleasant experience that he doesn't want to dwell on it also wasn't as bad for him as it might've been for others.

He's ready to reassure Castiel that it wasn't so bad, and hopefully allay some of his concern, when Castiel asks the question. It's a simple enough subject for Lance to discuss, but he knows it might be much less so for Castiel, especially knowing what Dean's plan was for when Castiel came back.]

Yeah, we've met up. Have you had a chance to talk to him yet?