ataraxion | ( TWO : VIDEO )

[ hello, tranquility. you remember dean, right? yes? no? either way, today finds him planning something stupid. at least act surprised. ]

I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm not looking forward to climbing back into that pod-thing for another jump. [ nope, not one bit. not if it means there's a chance he won't wake up for another month again. ]

Does anyone know what would happen if I skipped out on that? I mean, I guess turnin' into space dust's worse than pullin' another act of Sleeping Beauty, but if there's any way 'round that… Or if you have some gruesome tale 'bout how your buddy Joe tried it and got eaten by a space dinosaur, let's hear 'bout it.

[ let him know. or something.

a beat later, and on an entirely different subject; ] Also. Who the hell does a guy have to get cozy with 'round here to get somethin' more... fun in his locker? [ do yourself a solid and don't ask what's fun is. the smirk on his face should speak for him. it's gone with the next bit though; ] ...'cause not for nothing, but aside from people dyin' and monsters lurking in the dark, not a lot seems to happen 'round here. Almost like home, y'know, except for this bein' some sci-fi nerd's wet dream.

[ okay, maybe that's a little unfair considering he has to physically stop himself from losing his shit every time some iconic pop culture character decides to show up. ]

[ private to sam winchester ; encryption 50% ]

You choke on space salad or something, man? [ AS IN HEY BRO HOW'S IT GOING DEAN'S BORED so let's go do something reckless. ]

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[A slight, guilty pause.]

You truly do not want to see it.

[ don't go all closed off now, edgeworth. ]

Oh, come on, dude. I can deal, trust me.

It's a man being crushed into a mass of organic matter by extreme gravity forces. That's really something you want to watch?

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[ oh.

ew. that- yeah, that sounds like- ah, a mess. it takes a bit for dean to reply, and when he does it's unfortunately with a hint of stubbornness. ]

Whatever. Won't believe it until I see it. [ and all because he doesn't trust what you say one bit. ]

[He's quiet a moment, then, tersely:]

Looks like Tyke has linked to it below. Watch it there if you'd like. At least you're forewarned.

[ it takes a while before he comes back to this. and hey, edgeworth was right; that video was anything but nice to watch, and he almost wishes he'd actually listened to what the guy had said. almost.

and maybe, though he won't admit it, dean feels somewhat shitty asking about this stuff to begin with. ]

Did someone actually lock him up like that on purpose?

[Quietly:]

We've no evidence to prove it. Only speculation.

Which is? I mean, could the- I don't know, ship itself done something like this or do you think it was one of us? [ or one of them. ]

Ideas without evidence are without merit. [A beat.] I really do not know.

Right.

[ frustrating, so, so frustrating. ]

There's gotta be a way to avoid the ship's, uh, transformation, and not be in the pod, though.

And why do you say that?

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Why not? We're in space, for fuck's sake. Shit should be possible, right? Maybe this whole gig's secret lies in the jump, too.

"We're in space"? That's your justification? Yes. Indeed. We're in the future, and a marvelous invention has been created to allow us to withstand pressures that would normally destroy the human body.

It is precisely what we have been using already.

[ ....shut up, being in space justifies everything. ]

Never gonna get anywhere if you don't ditch what was handed to you at some point, and try doin' things a little differently. [ even if that is a massive risk.

but oh. doesn't this sound like the beginnings of an argument they've already had. ]

But I don't expect you to get that.

And again, sir, you propose prying the snake from its skin before it's finished the shedding process.

Goddamn right I do. So unless you're gonna be difficult about that and yip-yap about your opinions that I've already heard and sure as hell don't care about, you either deal with it or scram.

You're aware that the snake dies at the end of this metaphor, correct? If the snake's skin is torn from it when it is but half-molted, it dies. So tell me: would you kill us all?

[ ok so he didn't know that......

but!! ] That's why, this time, I'm not askin' anyone else to try this out with me. You're all welcome to crawl into those pods, but I won't.

Right. It's not an option, Mr. Winchester. If I must personally take a stun gun to you, you're getting in a pod.

Uh-huh, I'd like to see you try. And whatever, shouldn't you be eager to let me do this, anyway? Might just get rid of me and all. [ so there. ]

That is the last thing I want, Mr. Winchester. What is difficult to comprehend about my statement that it is my goal to keep everyone alive?

Your goal and you don't really mix, if you ask me.

[A pause, and then, quietly:]

What is that to mean.

For someone who wants to play the big damn hero, you do a better job at chasin' everyone off into danger. [ or that's just dean's opinion. ] You can't herd us like we're freakin' sheep. Learn to live with that.

[His voice is tight, low, and bitter.]

Point to one person who has lost his life because of me. Go on.

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