001 | Anna Miton | [Audio only]

[afallenstar]

[ There's a scuffling, like someone's just tried to get up on their feet and failed, and then a loud, panicked voice rings out loudly. ]

What's going on, what is this?

[ More muffled sounds, then a loud tap against the communicator. ]

Why am I on a beach?!

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[afallenstar]

[ 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.

[agentx13]

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?

[afallenstar]

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.

[agentx13]

[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?

[afallenstar]

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.

[agentx13]

[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?

[afallenstar]

[ 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. ]

[agentx13]

[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.]

[afallenstar]

[ 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?

[agentx13]

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?

[afallenstar]

[ 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. ]

[agentx13]

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?

[afallenstar]

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.

[agentx13]

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

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

[afallenstar]

[ 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?

[agentx13]

[Sharon nods.]

That's what I aim to do.

Thank you, Anna.