009 | Anna Milton | [video & private]

[afallenstar]

It seems everyone's had quite the morning, so I'll keep this brief. If any of you think you might be the kind of powered up that can help figure out exactly what it is people are turning into, let me know.

In the mean time just...be careful, guys.

[[ Private to the Angelsibs and honorarysib housemate Chuck ]]

As someone [ see Gabriel, re: griping announcement earlier ] has mentioned already, there's something weird going on here. We're human now, completely, and Balthazar....
[ All in good time. ]

Obviously it's a little harder to keep in touch now, but are you all okay so far? No broken bones, stubbed toes, fatal injuries? Keep in touch, okay?

[[ Private to Fun Ghoul ]]

We have a bit of a situation here.

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[accidental private video]

[servingmichael]

I'm not human.

[Clearly as he looks about three, with a diaper and quiver - and the confetti and glitter everywhere.

And the fluffy wings.]

[private video 5eva]

[afallenstar]

[ She stares.

...And stares.

...And stares a little more, until finally- ]

Raphael?

[ And she really can't help it when she lets out a small, muffled snicker of laughter, trying to duck her head out of the feed to be slightly more subtle. ]

[private video 5eva] (to angel sibs filter so. meant to say)

[servingmichael]

It wasn't funny when Gabriel laughed Anna.

[He flicks his wings and a tiny cloud of glitter follows the movement.]

This keeps getting in my eyes.

[afallenstar]

[ Oh God, he's getting it in his eye. She actually can't deal with this right now, just drops her head down until all that's visible are silent, shaking shoulders.

She really doesn't mean to mock your predicament, brother, it's just that this is hilarious. ]

I'm sorry, I know. It's not funny. [ Yes it is, but she gets it under control to direct her attention back to the feed. He looks like something off of a damn valentine's day card. Which....no way. He couldn't be, right? ]

[servingmichael]

Then stop laughing.

[Lacking his normal voice, it's almost a whine.

And yes, yes he is.]

[afallenstar]

[ Now that she's done with that, she can start to take the situation a little more seriously, because as funny as it is to see Raphael as a small child spouting glitter, this is still a big problem. They're screwing with archangels here, as in plural. That's got to be some powerful people pulling the strings. ]

Sorry, I'm done. Are you...okay? [ It feels weird asking Raphael that, but she has to check. She included him in the filter for a reason after all. love lost aside, he's still her brother.

...No one has to like their family all the time, right? ]

As entertaining as your new form is, have you figured out the major differences yet? I'm guessing you might be a little more...breakable than normal, but appearances could be deceiving.

[servingmichael]

[He would have thought it some prank Gabriel and Lucifer were playing on him, had he not already spoken with Gabriel. It's something they would have done, once.]

I'm uninjured and not overly uncomfortable.

[It's too serious an answer from the tiny form.

And no, you don't have to like your family all the time.]

Some of the rocks are sharp, though they didn't cut my feet. And this feels differently from being in a vessel, more that this is my true form now, which is another issue, as I'm not sure where Donnie is.

[Raphael actually cared about his vessel. Who knew?]

Sleeping was very strange, I don't care for it.

[afallenstar]

Welcome to Kore, I guess?

[ It's supposed to be a joke, delivered with a weak laugh and a rub of the back of her neck (and for those paying attention, a lovely view of the badly wrapped bite wound on her arm) but it falls so incredibly short. She just can't quite muster the energy for it, and instead just gives a shrug. ]

Gabriel said something similar. I suppose it's something you'll have to get used to until this lets up. The going theory is it's more mind games from the people keeping us here. It's not the first time something like this has happened.

[ And have a super awkward pause before she continues, because it feels very weird having this conversation with him. ]

Be careful, okay? Not everyone comes back here when they die.

[servingmichael]

Peculiar place this is.

[It's probably the most judging tone Raphael has.]

So this isn't likely to last long?

[Anna that's a huge relief to Raphael. And he can then focus on the bandage.]

I'll remember.

[And he's just going to start flying towards Anna but it will take about ten minutes to get to her.]

[afallenstar]

With any luck. Some things like this have happened before, but they usually die away. Hallucinations, sensory loss, earthquakes. This is...pretty big though.

[ And she can't figure out how they did it, either. Everything else has had a fairly logical explanation, but messing with their species so easily, that's quite a feat.

She's still stewing on this, pacing back and forth on the porch at the front of their house when she starts to hear the little flap flap of wings, and- damn it Raphael. ]

I thought I said 'be careful', this isn't careful.

[servingmichael]

I've been flying around since I woke up. Mostly.

[He got ride a werejaguar for a bit.

He's scattering glitter all over the porch too, though he ignores it to take Anna's arm. He doesn't nearly have an angel's strength, but he's still stronger than a human - but he's gentle as he takes it.]

What happened?

[afallenstar]

[ Tiny children should not be stronger than her, let alone tiny glittery toddlers with wings. It's disconcerting, but despite the appearance the child radiates a presence that is so very Raphael that it's hard for her to ignore. ]

It's complicated- [ She's hesitant to go into too much detail, at least until she's figured it out, and after a moment she just frowns at him, turns her arm just a fraction in his grip to face the injury away from his game. ]

Humans are fragile, forgive me forgetting momentarily. That's all, I'm working on getting it sorted.

[servingmichael]

You have more experience with the fragility of humans than the rest of us. Odd that you would forget.

[Tiny glittery toddlers with wings shouldn't also be so serious. But he doesn't fight her turning her arm.]

What happened Anna. And who bandaged it?

[The former is an order, the latter a question.]

[afallenstar]

Twenty five years isn't long. It's easy to forget.

[ Humanity makes Anna a bad liar though, it's clear. She can't even look him in the eye, choosing instead to fix her gaze somewhat relentlessly on the floor instead.

When the order is delivered though, she obeys. It surprises her, but she comes clean. ]

It was...Balthazar. He's struggling with this a little more than the rest of us. [ So maybe she's omitting information here and there, but it's for a good cause - she's trying to protect the both of them. Balthazar would never get over the guilt of eating Raphael, let alone when he looked as innocent as he does now. ]

As for the bandages... [ ...This is slightly less protective and slightly more embarrassment, but after some hesitation she continues anyway. ]

It's hard, okay? I'm right handed [ And that detail she genuinely had forgotten until the first aid attempt ] but seriously, I'm getting it sorted.

[ The old fashioned way, but sorted nonetheless. With few healers left in town, she's resorted to enquiring after Ghoul a nameless friend with a better knowledge than her of how to fix up human injuries. ]

[servingmichael]

No, but it's more recent than the rest of us.

[Yes it does and he cues to it.]

What did he do? What is he?

[He looks at it, then pumps his wings to get to Anna's shoulder level.]

Go to the sink, I want to look at it.

[afallenstar]

[ Agh Raphael, can't you just trust that she's handling it and drop it? He's choosing the most inconvenient time to be concerned about any of this, and she's all but tearing her hair out here trying to think of ways of keeping him out of the house. ]

No, we don't go inside. Not negotiable, no way.

[ As in she will test how strong those feathery glittery wings are by trying to drag him to the ground if she has to. Finally she rubs her over her face, the injured arm held at an awkward angle still so she doesn't knock it - Leviathan teeth are sharp, after all.

She sighs, blowing air sharply through her teeth, then points out in a direction away from the house. ]

Walk with me. I'll tell you, but only if we get away from here.

[servingmichael]

Fine but I still am going to examine that wound.

[He couldn't heal but he knew more about wounds and healing in general, simply due to being Raphael. He hovers around her height, waiting to follow her.]

[afallenstar]

Examine away.

[ And she will gladly let him...when they're far away enough from the house that Anna can find someone to intercept Raphael should he decide to ignore her demand request.

She keeps a fast pace, glancing occasionally to make sure he's hovering along next to her, and finally she turns sharply and takes a deep breath. ]

He bit me. Balthazar, he bit me.

[servingmichael]

I need to clean the glitter off me - so soap and water.

[He follows, stopping when she does.]

What is he?

[afallenstar]

[ She can't think about things like that at a time like this Raphael, so it takes a moment or two where she rubs her hands against her face before she answers. ]

The town hall, it's nearby and you can get deglittered to your hearts content.

[ She's tempted to power off again and leave the conversation there with no further additions, but he needs to know. He needs to know how dangerous Balthazar is, and how important it is that they help him. ]

...He's a leviathan.

[servingmichael]

Hardly.

[Glitter gets over everything but he'll at least be able to clean his hands.]

That's not funny Anna.

[afallenstar]

You think I'd joke about something like that?

[ Here's the thing: it's been a long ass day already, and it's only mid morning. She's already pushed to the limits, stuck in this fragile body and trying to keep track of everyone. Balthazar tried to eat her, Castiel is sucking people's sexual chi or something, Gabriel is human and probably going to do something incredibly dumb if someone isn't around the remind him that his body is pretty breakable these days.

So when she snaps back it's nothing personal, she's just really over this town. Still not enough to wish for home, not yet, but that doesn't mean she likes here much more. She all but scowls as she starts unwinding the bandage abruptly, hissing when she tugs off the part where the blood had started to dry, and she thrusts her arm out for him to see. It's not bad enough to cause permanent damage, but it's not a pretty sight either. There are some fairly deep gashes towards the centre of the large, sloping semi circle of cuts, and she raises her eyebrows as she stares at him expectantly. ]

Does it look like I'm kidding?

[servingmichael]

[Raphael's more than a little tempted to smack her hands off the bandage - honestly, how did Anna spend two recent decades as s human and not know a little about wounds? - but then decides to let her learn a lesson.

Until he gets a good look at the wound. And pales.]

Cover that back up and let's get inside.

[afallenstar]

[ It's dumb, but she's angry, and with all that's gone on so far she isn't all that concerned about keeping that in check. It all bubbles to the surface, and while she should feel more weird about yelling at a toddler (if anyone witnesses this, she'll look undeniably cruel) it's obvious to her at least that it's Raphael. She can see the sibling not the vessel, not visually any more but the memory serves well enough. ]

Inside for what? So you can procure me a sticker and kiss it better? Meanwhile Balthazar is left there, by himself, God knows what he's doing now, and no one is keeping watch? I think I'll pass.

[ It's been a while since she's actually had an outburst of anger, not as long as she's had her memories back at least, and it's actually quite cathartic. She does listen to one instruction, winds the bandage tightly around her arm again, but she turns sharply on her heel. ]

There's enough here to be done, I can't go on field trips. I'll find someone to sort this out, but you need to get the hell out of dodge. Fun sized meals are the last thing he needs.

[servingmichael]

[There's a good reason Raphael keeps such a tight throttle on his emotions, and even if it's more difficult like this, he still manages, more or less. But his face still clouds with anger.]

So I can rebandage it so you don't start bleeding again. I'm at least as strong as you are and I can fly out of harms reach where you cannot, so do not treat me like I am helpless Anna.