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[bondsprofoundly]

Anyone who is in need of currency may have mine.

[...and that's it. Free money!]

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[bondsprofoundly]

That's a common misconception. The idea of angels has been romanticized over time.

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[tuskenlancer]

Oh yeah? So what are angels really like?

[She doesn't believe him, naturally, but she is amused, and curious about what he'll say.]

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[bondsprofoundly]

Multi-dimensional wavelengths of intent.

What you see now is a vessel.

[so how crazy does this guy sound]

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[tuskenlancer]

[He'd be rivaling Wash, if CT had any idea what had happened to Wash.]

So you're just...possessing someone? Like you're in his head?

[He still sounds a lot like an AI to her.]

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[bondsprofoundly]

[Well...he was.]

An angel possesses a vessel completely, not just his head.

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[tuskenlancer]

[CT flinches, making a face.]

A person, you mean.

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[bondsprofoundly]

Yes. Human beings, more specifically.

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[tuskenlancer]

[She hesitates. She doesn't much like how he refers to them as vessels, or how he doesn't seem to have an issue with just taking over someone's body.]

Are you planning on possessing anyone else?

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[bondsprofoundly]

No. Even if I were without a vessel, it's doubtful that anyone here would be of the correct bloodline. [So don't worry about it, CT.

And, because she seems worried:] Angels require the permission of the host before taking possession of a vessel. It's entirely voluntary.

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[tuskenlancer]

[How reassuring. Or it would be, if she trusted him at all.

Of course, it's more than likely that he's lying and/or crazy and can't actually possess anyone at all. Whatever he really is, she doesn't believe he's an angel.

Still...]

What if you need a new one and no one volunteers?

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[bondsprofoundly]

I go without. [Which would be a huge problem here, but the Emperor seems protective of her people so Castiel is sure she'd come up with a solution.]

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[tuskenlancer]

So you'd just float around like a ghost or something?

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[bondsprofoundly]

I'd exist in a state that burns out people's eyes and bursts their eardrums, but essentially. Yes.

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[tuskenlancer]

...Right.

[c r a z y]

In that case, maybe you should line up some volunteers ahead of time, just in case.

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[bondsprofoundly]

It doesn't work like that. [lady are you not listening or something]

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[tuskenlancer]

Why not? Shouldn't you have some kind of contengency plan?

[At this point, she's not sure if she actually believes any of what she's saying or if she's just trolling him. But hey, it never hurts to be sure.]

I don't think any of us really want you flying around burning people's eyes out.

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[bondsprofoundly]

Even if someone were to be capable of forcing me from my vessel, I'm sure the Emperor would have me contained safely to protect the lives of her people.

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[tuskenlancer]

You think she'd do that? She hasn't stopped people from being killed here before. Or just disappearing.

[not that CT's bitter about all her friends just up and vanishing, or anything.]

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[bondsprofoundly]

If she doesn't intervene, I'll find a way to hide myself. Otherwise, there's nothing I can do.

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[tuskenlancer]

And you really don't eat. At all.

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[bondsprofoundly]

I don't need to, no.

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[tuskenlancer]

Do you sleep?

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[bondsprofoundly]

Not usually. [Near-fatal woundings excluded.]

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[tuskenlancer]

[She narrows her eyes at him. Doesn't eat. Doesn't sleep. And he doesn't seem to be just doing this to fuck with people - this all seems genuine, all the way up to offering to give his money away.

But angels aren't real.]

What year are you from?

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[bondsprofoundly]

[...that's a difficult question to answer.]

The early twenty-first century, by my Earth's modern calendar.