cape_kore | 001 | Anna Miton

In theory, yes. There's ways of hiding.

[ There's no missing Sharon's sudden, very specific interest, and she can't help but frown. ]

Have you...lost someone? I don't know how well ill so here, but...

[ She trails her offer off, looking at Sharon with a shrug. Flying under the radar (no pun intended) is pretty difficult when she keeps offering to help people with her abilities. ]

[That's a better shot than anything else Sharon has, and she leaps at the chance.]

Natasha Romanoff. Red hair. Green eyes. [She rattles off the height and the weight as well; if Natasha has a problem with it, then Natasha shouldn't have disappeared.]

Do you need anything else?

[ Anna just nods as she focuses as much as she can. It's hard here, so much harder than normal. Even disconnected from Heaven she can still feel the souls around her in the town, but this 'Natasha' of Sharon's is definitely not one of them. ]

I- I'm sorry. This place, it makes it harder. I can't see anything outside of it, but...I don't think she's here.

[ She really does look sorry, too. She'd thought she might have been able to help there, for a second. ]

[Sharon watches Anna, leaning forward in anticipation. She knows she shouldn't hope. She knows it could end up hurting her in the end. And yet, if Anna can find her friend...]

[And then Anna reveals that Natasha isn't there and that she can't see outside of the town, and Sharon's head falls. She'd been stupid for hoping. So, so stupid.]

[She forces herself to take a slow, steady breath before looking up to Anna again. Her voice is calm; whatever emotions she might be feeling tampered down.]

We're also missing someone named Bruce Banner. He disappeared around the same time.

Edited 2012-12-12 15:59 (UTC)

[ She shouldn't care because she barely knows Sharon, and she hates that she's even able to do these things again, but she does. When Sharon's head falls Anna's own apologetic expression drops into something far more upset.

It's only for a moment of course, and then she shakes her head and she's back to something more neutral, but for a moment there she'd had some form of hope too - that she might actually get some good out of the life she's having to lead once more. No such luck. ]

The doctor? I tried when I heard he was missing. If he's still in town then I can't find him. There's certain powers that can keep people hidden from us, though. Very old magic, but it exists.

[ It's the best she can offer in the form of consolation. She's not going to sugar coat it, because she can't sense him, can't even get so much as a hint to where either of them are. She looks heartbroken all over again though, and though she clears her throat and continues in the same practical manner, there's no getting rid of that 'someone kicked my puppy' expression. ]

I'm so sorry I can't help more. This town, I don't know what's happening here but things work differently.

[Sharon studies Anna's face, but her gaze is distant. She's thinking about what she needs to do and how it needs to be done. Emotion is a nice thing for civilians to have, but Sharon's mission is to take care of these people and get them home; her emotions can't matter.]

[After several seconds, she focuses on Anna and forces a soft smile.]

Don't worry about it. It was a long shot anyway.

This very old magic. Who would know it and what would they need?

Other angels, some demons. When I say old I really do mean old, hundreds of thousands of years. There are certain sigils that can mask a person from an angel, in our language.

[ She's sure that there can't be anyone else here who knows about these things, other than the people from her world, and none of them would have any reason to hide a person from each other. ]

You'd be hard put to find anything other than beings who have lived as long as me who know these things any more.

[ Sharon listens quietly, her hope flagging as soon as Anna mentions someone hundreds of thousands of years old. That narrows the list of suspects significantly. It has to, even for Anna. Still, she has to ask. ]

Is it even remotely possible that they have... an angel or demon working with them who knows these things? Someone forced into it, maybe?

[ She has been open with Sharon, more than she thinks she should have really, but it's too late now. That doesn't mean anyone else has been so willing to give up their secrets though. Heavenly rejection or not, they're her family, and some of the few she can actually stand.

So instead of telling her about the other angels in the town, Anna just shakes her head. ]

Not on our side. What the people behind this have got behind them though, I can't even begin to imagine. This kind of power isn't something I've ever encountered before.

Yeah. You're not the only one. [ Sharon lowers her head and rubs the bridge of her nose for a moment. After several seconds, she sighs and focuses on Anna again. ]

You said you can heal. Do you mean yourself, others, or both?

To do something like this, I was under the impression that only God had this level of power. Then again, wouldn't put it past Him.

[ Yeah, that is the angelic form of middle child syndrome Sharon. It has her distracted and irritated enough that she just keeps talking though, so when Sharon asks about the healing she answers without much hesitation. ]

Myself, others, the limit only really seems to be illnesses. It'll all go eventually though.

[Sharon... doesn't believe in God. Sure, she'll use his name in the vernacular, usually to curse, but she lost her faith a long time ago. All her faith. It's taken years just to start having faith in people again. Celestial beings? That she can deal with. They're like aliens, or super-powered beings. But an entity that can create and destroy on a whim? Not her cup of tea. The mere thought that such a being could be holding them here is both absurd and terrifying. She'd much rather think some idiot just got his hands on the Infinity Gauntlet.]

When you say, "It'll all go eventually," do you mean that... what, your powers are fading?

They will. I don't know how long it will take, but if I'm cut off, eventually they'll go. I'm guessing there isn't much of a connection if this is a different world too.

[ She's not sure how she feels about that yet, and she's not bothering to try and hide that conflict. She pauses for a moment, and then turns to Sharon as she starts to talk again. She has to justify herself, though she doesn't quite know why. Perhaps because she hates the fact that she could lose her grace as much as she hates that she has it at all. ]

You have to understand I never wanted this. I tried to leave, I Fell. Then they found me and I had to take it back. It's all that kept me safe, it meant I could fight back at least. No one has followed me here yet, but they will eventually. They don't leave loose ends.

[She studies Anna closely, and as tense as she is, her body is relaxed. Anna, evidently, thinks that other people can come here. Other angels. Which means there's a way in. And that means there's a way to get out.]

Do you want to get out of here, Anna? If we can leave on our terms, go to wherever, whenever we want?

[ Now isn't that a loaded question. Anna's expression tightens, and all she can think of is what Dean told her about her future - or his past. Is that all she has waiting for her? Prison, escape, attempted murder and then death? ]

I want to go back home. [ The word home has heavy emphasis, because she really does. She wants to go back to Ohio, back to Richard and Amy Milton and back to her degree. What she wants and what she can get are such very different things these days though, so when she laughs it's almost bitter, and when she shakes her head there's a moment where she just looks tired beyond belief.

How silly of her, angels don't get tired. And that's half the problem. ]

I'm not going to sabotage any escape efforts, if that's what you're getting at. If we can get back in a way that means I don't return to Heaven, then of course I want to leave here. But I won't stop anyone else if that isn't the case. Not all of us have God's wrath to face.

[ That? That's supposed to be a joke. ]

[She smiles wryly, whether she gets the joke or she's darkly amused by something else.]

I think there's a way to make that happen.

[She lifts her eyes to Anna's face again, her eyes sharp. She hadn't seriously considered that Anna might sabotage her attempts until Anna had said something, but she suspects - hopes - that Anna is telling the truth.] I appreciate it. And if I'm right, I think there's a way to help us all escape God's wrath.

[Wow. That had sounded as silly as it had felt.]

[ Anna doesn't get excited deliberately, because if she can't even get herself out how can Sharon expect to do it? She's interested though, certainly, and she doesn't even bother to fake nonchalance as she raises an eyebrow. ]

You really think you could do that, get us out of here and where we want to go?

[ Excuse her disbelief, Sharon, it's just that she's been imprisoned for a very long time. It's easy to be doubtful of finding another escape. Once, maybe, but certainly not a second time. ]

What's your plan, then? I can't even feel beyond the border of this town, let alone fly there. What makes you think there even is an escape?

I'd rather not discuss the plan just yet. [Her eyes slide to the camera nearby. They're all fools if they think there aren't audio devices around as well.]

But if they have a way to bring us here from diffent places, then they've got to have a way to send us back to other places.

This... God of yours. The angels. Can they travel between universes?

[ Anna follows Sharon's gaze, and then she gets a small nod of understanding in return. It makes sense. She hasn't actually worried about the cameras too much so far, but that doesn't mean she's forgotten about them. ]

Universes...I'm not sure. Time, yes. We're limited to time lines, I believe, and even then you have to be quite powerful to manage it. Perhaps an archangel...

[ And she just so happens to have one of those, even if he may be in hiding for now. ]

However they brought us here, it's got to be powerful.

So, what do you say? [Okay, that grin is definitely teasing.] Can you have a little faith in me?

Powerful enough to keep angels here. [ She adds rather helpfully, but despite her concerned frown Sharon's grin is somewhat infectious, and hey - Heaven jokes are always funny to Anna. ]

I've got to put it in something, right? Consider me sold.

[Her grin relaxes, becoming somewhat more genuine, and she holds out her hand.]

Great. When the time comes, I'll call.

[ Quickly and without hesitation, she shakes Sharon's hand. It's early days yet, but if nothing else Anna's fairly sure that she can rely on her to be the one to get them out of here. It's too soon for trust, and definitely too soon for friends, but faith? Faith she can do. ]

Anything you need. Let's get these people home, huh?

[Sharon nods.]

That's what I aim to do.

Thank you, Anna.

001 | Anna Miton | [Audio only]

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