( Sam lets out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. ) Good. That's good. ( Jack, Castiel, Rowena - they may be jumbled mess, but that's nothing new. Sam can work with what he's got, per usual. )
A few weeks ago. I've been working at a garage to pay off my debt, but otherwise, I've been looking for Dean. You... haven't seen him, have you? ( He feels incredibly stupid for letting a note of hope slip through his tone. If Jack hasn't sensed him, then he's most likely not here. )
[ the disappointment in his voice goes undisguised. he can't help that he had hoped he would find dean here, as he seems to be the odd one out (from what jack has told him, anyway).
of course, even with dean here he might have still be the odd one out. it's not unlikely. ]
[ about everything. who he is, their relation to each other, what's happened to them all in that time.
he knows with sam here to confirm jack's story, that's dwindling near to impossibility. but there's also the potential for different timelines, different universes. in fact, it seems almost unlikely for it not to be the case, considering how many there are. ]
( Sam winces a bit; Jack had warned him about Castiel's time he was dragged from, but having it confirmed still makes his heart sink. He and Castiel have always been a united front when it comes to Jack, at least when Cas was revived from death. It will be... strange to interact with a Castiel who doesn't consider himself Jack's guardian. )
No, he wasn't lying. He - ( Sam stops himself from saying 'our kid' at the last possible moment. ) He's a good kid. You went to bat for him a lot, in our timeline.
( Does Castiel know who Jack is - when it comes to lineage? That might make it harder to convince Cas, if that's the case. ) But if you don't know him, you'll have to take my word for it. But - he's good, I promise.
[ castiel almost laughs. he doesn't, but if he did, it wouldn't be a happy sound. it takes him a moment, but he understands why sam is saying what he is. he's trying to preclude the fallout of discovering jack's lineage. it's worrying, it is. but that's not even the real issue, is it? ]
Sam, you understand that no Nephilim can be allowed to exist. Don't you? They're too powerful, too unpredictable. I— I don't think Jack is evil. But that doesn't mean anything.
[ it's not something he's bothered to focus on much since he met jack, because there's absolutely nothing he can do about it. he would lose in a straight fight, and he doesn't actually want jack dead. powerless, maybe. but— this is dangerous.
( Sam does his best to bite back a sigh. ) If we were back in our world, I'd get the argument. But we're not; we're stuck here. And we have no idea what we're up against.
( Appealing to rationality is probably his best bet here since sentimentally won't work. As much as Sam's heart breaks for Jack in this situation, if Sam were in Castiel's shoes, he'd also be wary. But he's also not going to abandon Jack. )
You don't have to deal with him if you don't want. He'll probably want to keep an eye on me, but we can talk separately for now.
Edited (i promise i know how to do basic code) 2025-07-08 18:39 (UTC)
[ castiel won't belabor the point, because he knows sam is right. ]
He's said he intends to watch over me.
[ he says this with no inflection. jack won't leave him alone. and if all this is true, as sam has confirmed to him now, he can't blame him for that. he doesn't know if he resents it or not. he doesn't know how he feels half the time since he was freed from lucifer entirely by chance. ]
He's too young to have any sort of self-control. [ castiel does sigh. ] Youth is a dangerous thing for an angel. I imagine there's a reason why we weren't given that particular experience.
( At the mention of Jack watching over Cas, Sam can't help but let out a quiet chuckle. ) Yeah, that sounds like him. He's protective, he just doesn't always realize how intense he can come off as. Pretty sure I know where he got that from.
( He means you, Cas. /lovingly, of course. )
He's young, but he's older than when I know him from. He's learned a lot already. But I can ask him to stand down a bit, if you want.
[ castiel's first thought is: dean. and there's an almost-hopefulness in that. dean has always been intense in his protectiveness, especially toward sam. it's a feeling that's veered into possessive and controlling behaviors more than once, though of course castiel doesn't see it that way himself. he has no steady, healthy baseline which to gauge from. he never has. ]
... I'll leave it up to you.
[ sam knows jack much better than him, and he trusts sam's judgement. ]
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
A few weeks ago. I've been working at a garage to pay off my debt, but otherwise, I've been looking for Dean. You... haven't seen him, have you? ( He feels incredibly stupid for letting a note of hope slip through his tone. If Jack hasn't sensed him, then he's most likely not here. )
no subject
[ the disappointment in his voice goes undisguised. he can't help that he had hoped he would find dean here, as he seems to be the odd one out (from what jack has told him, anyway).
of course, even with dean here he might have still be the odd one out. it's not unlikely. ]
no subject
Okay. That's okay, we'll come up with a plan. We should meet up, Jack said... said you don't know him?
no subject
[ about everything. who he is, their relation to each other, what's happened to them all in that time.
he knows with sam here to confirm jack's story, that's dwindling near to impossibility. but there's also the potential for different timelines, different universes. in fact, it seems almost unlikely for it not to be the case, considering how many there are. ]
But you do know him.
no subject
No, he wasn't lying. He - ( Sam stops himself from saying 'our kid' at the last possible moment. ) He's a good kid. You went to bat for him a lot, in our timeline.
( Does Castiel know who Jack is - when it comes to lineage? That might make it harder to convince Cas, if that's the case. ) But if you don't know him, you'll have to take my word for it. But - he's good, I promise.
no subject
Sam, you understand that no Nephilim can be allowed to exist. Don't you? They're too powerful, too unpredictable. I— I don't think Jack is evil. But that doesn't mean anything.
[ it's not something he's bothered to focus on much since he met jack, because there's absolutely nothing he can do about it. he would lose in a straight fight, and he doesn't actually want jack dead. powerless, maybe. but— this is dangerous.
they're walking a tightrope. ]
no subject
( Appealing to rationality is probably his best bet here since sentimentally won't work. As much as Sam's heart breaks for Jack in this situation, if Sam were in Castiel's shoes, he'd also be wary. But he's also not going to abandon Jack. )
You don't have to deal with him if you don't want. He'll probably want to keep an eye on me, but we can talk separately for now.
no subject
[ castiel won't belabor the point, because he knows sam is right. ]
He's said he intends to watch over me.
[ he says this with no inflection. jack won't leave him alone. and if all this is true, as sam has confirmed to him now, he can't blame him for that. he doesn't know if he resents it or not. he doesn't know how he feels half the time since he was freed from lucifer entirely by chance. ]
He's too young to have any sort of self-control. [ castiel does sigh. ] Youth is a dangerous thing for an angel. I imagine there's a reason why we weren't given that particular experience.
no subject
( He means you, Cas. /lovingly, of course. )
He's young, but he's older than when I know him from. He's learned a lot already. But I can ask him to stand down a bit, if you want.
no subject
[ castiel's first thought is: dean. and there's an almost-hopefulness in that. dean has always been intense in his protectiveness, especially toward sam. it's a feeling that's veered into possessive and controlling behaviors more than once, though of course castiel doesn't see it that way himself. he has no steady, healthy baseline which to gauge from. he never has. ]
... I'll leave it up to you.
[ sam knows jack much better than him, and he trusts sam's judgement. ]