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Oh, uh...

[Hello, Kore. Amidst the influx of new arrivals is Chuck. He's got short, curly brown hair and a beard. He also looks incredibly baffled as he squints down at the communicator on his wrist. He's outside, and his free hand is shielding his eyes from the sun. He doesn't appear to be someone who's used to being outside very often. Or like, at all.

He seems to be surprised that he's gotten the communicator working. He also seems confused as to who, exactly, he's talking to. But that doesn't stop him from stuttering on anyways.]

Sorry, I--I'm not exactly sure I know exactly were I am? Well, I mean... Cape Kore, obviously, but, uh... I mean, I was just in Ohio.

[He's smart enough that he knows that wherever Cape Kore is, it's certainly not in Ohio. He looks a little lost and confused for a second before a thought occurs to him.]

Was it---is this the angels? They did this, didn't they? They're the only ones who could do this, right? [And yet, even that didn't add up because,] I thought the Apocalypse was over!

[Chuck drags a hand down his face. He's not a Winchester. This isn't a life he's suited for. He's just a writer.]

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Hello, Chuck. I assure you that we did not do this.

[ Last Castiel knew, Chuck had to be dead if Kevin was the prophet, so it's certainly a surprise, though it would have been a bigger one if there hadn't been others first. ]

You didn't see this place?

[ It might be a joke or it might just be an honest question. ]

Castiel!

[Oh good. He was beginning to think that everyone he knew in this world were only angels and demons that he'd seen in his visions. He's sincerely glad that Castiel is here--it makes him feel a little better about Lucifer being here as well.]

What? No. [He shakes his head.] No, I didn't see this. The last thing I saw was... Sam jumping into the Cage.

It seems we've all been pulled from different times. It's been a few years for Dean and myself. Sam was here, too, but he's missing now. I think he was from around when you are.

[ This is more complicated and annoying than normal time travel. ]

So... you're from the future?

[He's never... not known something before. Even when he absconded from Heaven, he still kept tabs on them, talking to and receiving information from Joshua. He could know the future, but he has decided not to. As thus, this is really the first time he's ever truly been out of the loop, and not known what was going on.

He's not sure he enjoys it.]

Wait, Dean's here? [That's even better news. He feels better knowing he's not the only ~~sort of~~ human from his world.]

Dean is here, yes. He disappeared for a little while, too, and then he couldn't remember having been here at all, but he seems fine, otherwise. He's from my future, though. He remembers things that I don't.

[ Castiel can't even remember leaving Purgatory. ]

[None of the things Castiel says are good in any way.]

Time travel and amnesia? [Great. Wonderful. Fantastic.] This place certainly seems... inviting.

It doesn't matter if it's inviting. We're all stuck here.

[ He pauses. ]

You missed everyone hallucinating.

[Oh great. That's even better. Thank you, Castiel.]

You're, uh... certainly the bearer of good news.

Would you honestly prefer that I lie to you?

[ He doesn't like to, but if it's what Chuck prefers... He would think that Chuck would be used to knowing everything by now. ]

[He is used to knowing everything. Not knowing things doesn't make him happy. So he shakes his head.]

No, no, don't lie, it's just... I mean, I thought with the Apocalypse over things would be... you know. Easier.

They've been different, but not easier. Some things have been harder, actually.

[ He shakes his head. ]

We were naive to think that no one would try to start it again.

What?

[It seems like he missed out a lot just by arriving here. He's been told so many new things ever since he arrived.]

Someone started the Apocalypse? ...again?

They tried. We, ah, well... Sam and Dean stopped them.

[ He can't take credit when he only made it worse. ]

[Nah, Cas, give yourself some credit. Good intentions and all that, right?]

Oh. They, uh... They seem pretty good at that. Stopping the end of the world.

I think they might be the best.

[ There's a smile that just hits his eyes. ]

[You know how sometimes people like they have an inside joke with themselves and they're never ever going to tell you about it? Yeah, that's how Chuck's smiling right now.]

I think you might be right.

You would know, wouldn't you? You watched it all unfold the first time they did it. They've only gotten stronger.

[ Well, in some ways. In others, they've all but fallen apart and Castiel's had a front row seat to it, but Chuck doesn't need to know that just like he doesn't need to know about Castiel's mistakes. It's nice to have one person who still thinks of him the way he was, even if it's a lie. ]

No, yeah, definitely. I've watched them fight monsters and angels for... something like five years?

[And while he might not have realized it was all true and real and happening for the majority of them, it didn't make everything they'd been through any less hard and real. Dean and Sam had changed a lot over the five years, and he couldn't be more proud of them.]

I mean. [He gives a little laugh.] It's more than I could do.

I think you'd be surprised what people are capable of when it comes down to it.

[ He knows that Chuck is somewhat anxious, maybe even neurotic, but it's clear to him that Chuck is a good person and he doesn't think that Chuck would choose inaction over doing the right thing. ]

[Oh, Castiel. Trust him. He's more than aware of what people are capable of when dangerous and pressing times happen. And he's so proud of them for it.

But even Chuck himself has helped out in the few instances he's been able. Nothing particularly heroic or life saving or anything, but he certainly tries when he can.]

Oh, no, I, uh... I really don't think I'm capable of much. I mean, I can barely write.

[No matter what Castiel or anyone else says, Chuck still doesn't believe the whole Winchester gospel, Supernatural books are going to be as famous as the Bible, crap. Not until it happens, at least.]

Humans like your writing enough that I think you know that's a lie.

[ Castiel can't help smiling a little. ]

But you know that's not what I mean. I think you would do the right thing, if given the choice. You've done nothing to imply that you wouldn't and He chose you for a reason.

[Suddenly, he's reminded of the Supernatural convention that Becky had put together. There had been more fans than he'd thought there would be, and they had all been excited to ask him questions and find out news things from him. Even though the whole thing had ended up a complete train wreck, he can't help but smile, just a little bit.]

Yeah, I guess. [That still doesn't mean he thinks he's Bible famous.]

Uh... thank you.

[That's a good bit of faith that Castiel is putting in Chuck the prophet. Chuck, who has never fought a monster to save his life, who sits in his house, gets drunk, and then does nothing but write. And it's... really kind of nice, actually.]

I know what I'm talking about.

[ Castiel has seen how circumstances can change a man. Sam and Dean were pulled into things that were beyond their control and so was Chuck, even if he was less in the line of fire. ]

If you need help with anything, let me know.

[Chuck certainly tries his best. Granted, there wasn't a lot he can do against angels, but he tried. He did, after all, get a note to Sam and Dean from under Zachariah's nose. Of course, it was a false vision that the angels planted, but he still tried his best!]

If you say so.

[He nods.]

I will. Thank you, Castiel.

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