ataraxion | ( 04 ) text ♧ go ask alice i think she'll know

( 04 ) text ♧ go ask alice i think she'll know

[ solitude is an easy leap for a guy who likes to throw around dostoyevsky quotes like it ain't no thing, and men who go looking for secrets often find them. as such: have the very first non-video caffrey post, tranquility. fuck smiling, this shit ain't right. ]

"Try not to die".

This ship really is the most user friendly around, isn't it? And helpful.

Anyone who isn't used to computers, ask Tony Stark what I mean.

[ he'd say he's sorry, tony... but he isn't. ]

L O C K E D ( listmates )

Normally I'd make an English lesson out of this one, but forget it. "Solitude" is the password you want, if you like feeling special, not to mention uncomfortably singled out.

I don't know about the rest of you, but this is a list I could stand not to be on-- and I don't feel particularly giving, especially not towards our smiling friend.

Any thoughts from the other esteemed honorees?

/ L O C K E D ( listmates )

L O C K E D ( wardnik )

I need a word. And you two need better PR, so let's help each other out here.

/ L O C K E D ( wardnik )

L O C K E D ( our smiling friend)

I'm flattered, but I like to exchange names before I commit to anything. How about a quick sitdown? Strictly off the record.

/ L O C K E D ( our smiling friend )

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[Screw you, Neal. Why you gotta play it this way?]

whatlist/

...Okay, remember my complaining about boundaries? You can go ahead and ignore that for now.

[ as in: get yo' feathery butt in here, castiel, neal's not explaining this to mr. filter mcfailsalot over the network. ]

whatare you talking about

[And then he's there a moment later as it finally clicks.]

Ah. [Just...going to slip his device away then.] You could have prayed.

We're going to have to work on social cues, aren't we? [ neal's still tossing his sad pretend baseball, and this time he doesn't jump at the heavenly home invasion. ] And no offense, but I don't really pray anymore.

[ thump, thump, thump, and then neal sets down the ball o' socks and sighs, turning his network device around to face cas. helpfully on it are the list and the warning. ] Our friend was leaving us a key with that post, I just found the right lock.

That doesn't come as a surprise. [The lack of prayer, that is. But he doesn't bother to follow it up once Neal turns the device round. Instead, he's busy frowning at the screen, finding a small amount of relief in the fact that none of the Winchesters are included on that list.]

This is to do with the poetry? And the red...face? [No, he still hasn't worked out how that symbol is a face, but he's focusing on the problem at hand.]

I'm not sure if I should be offended, given the source on that. [ but neal doesn't sound perturbed; he's comfortable in his nonspecific agnostic spiritualism, thanks. ]

Essentially. It's a bit more complicated-- speaking as an expert, anyone who locks away their messages isn't on the up and up.

"The up and up"?

[Dear Neal: please stop using these terms. Meanwhile, he's just going to memorize those names so he can try and work out some kind of a connection of his own. And preferably one that doesn't result in any real similarities between himself and a certain demon.]

...We're going to work on that with you. It means they're not honest.

[ dear castiel: when you start talking like a knockoff humphrey bogart, neal will feel good about his life. ]

I've been informed, numerous times, that there are certain conversations better kept private. It isn't a matter of honesty.

[Mason, he's thinking of you here. Also, Neal, your life is going to perpetually suck then.]

There's a difference between playing Truth or Dare over the comm devices and people with something to hide. Trust me, the kind of game our smiling friend is running? It doesn't have to do with the boundaries of polite company conversation.

[ OH IT WILL HAPPEN. ]

That much is clear. The one responsible for forming the list has been less than cooperative when it comes to providing clearer information to those here.

Do you have any theories as to why the names on the list have been included?

[WE SHALL SEE :|]

A few. None of them concrete.

[ he seems oddly not upset by this-- honestly, this is the most he's felt at home in ages. peter would be all over this, if he were here. ]

Such as?

[He knows he can't offer any suggestions of his own yet. Not when he's still unfamiliar with such a large portion of the list. And especially not when it means admitting to a connection with some of the ones he does know.]

castiel.

yes/

do you require a summary of recent events?

[ Listen, she gave you part of her soul, providing him Cliff Notes would be the least of her problems right now. ]

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yes

[The reply takes a while in coming because it means admitting that he hasn't been keeping a close enough watch over things.]

[ There is a file attached and the file is even entitled: CASTIEL_CLICK_ME_TWICE.txt. Inside is a very basic rundown of the events, all of the hacked information and the transcripts of other locked conversations that are happening between list members. ]

[There's another long delay in replying; this time because he's busy reading through everything. Clearly he's missed out on a lot more than he thought. But then, at least he has an excuse for missing some of this information.]

do yous ee a connection between thoseon the list

[ She forgoes text, if only to spare his spelling. ]

Not currently.
The commonalities aren't universal.
There are outliers, people missing.

People believe this is a partial list. That could account for those "outliers".

Do you know who each of the others are?

Yes.

[ Sorry, Castiel. It's another text file. THIS_IS_A_LIST_CASTIEL_CLICK_TWICE.txt. Inside is a list with individuals identified, save Todd and Riddick, who are both labeled ???. ]

[Click click.]

I wasn't referring to their names. Do you, personally, know who the others are?

[ Oh.

Social acquaintances? What on earth are those? ]

Some. But not all. [ A beat. ] Do you?

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text | LIST ENCRYPTED, DAMMIT CASTIEL

text | LIST ENCRYPTED, NO DAMNING THE ANGEL

text | LIST ENCRYPTED, JUST TRY TO KEEP UP SWEETIE

text | LIST ENCRYPTED, BUT THAT'S WHAT HE KEEPS YOU PEOPLE AROUND FOR

text | LIST ENCRYPTED, SOB HE'S LIKE A LITTLE ANTITECHNOLOGY PUPPY

text | LIST ENCRYPTED, GIVE HIM ANOTHER MILLENNIA AND HE'LL GET IT

voice | OH GOD CAS YOUR TYPING I KILLING HER

voice | precious voice. HIS LOVE IS BACK

voice | theirs is the most socially awkward cr :c

voice | and one day they may even realise that

voice | fffft lakdf NEVER they're both like traallalalaala