first case closed ♤ [ video ] ♤ filtered away from neal caffrey

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[ my reputation's well set by now, neal says like it's not a big thing and peter can't lie and say it isn't. sure he had let the matter drop then only to half pick it up ( sort of ) later after a conversation with wichita. the lifts and their malfunction had stopped him from having his own conversation that drew off of what wichita has said until just a bit ago.

it bothers him more than usual to know that neal is somewhat keeping things from him. not because he wants to ( god he can't want to because, he's here and hadn't neal been so happy to see him when he came ) but because he doesn't know what he's supposed to say. he's in the dark and maybe he really has gotten involved in something that he can't even remotely get himself out of. and that sets peter on edge, because yes it was neal's own choice but peter could have pulled him back. maybe.

there's a moment on the feed where peter doesn't say anything before he smiles looking just a little tired, double checking that this is all filtered away from neal before he finds himself asking what might be a slightly complicated question for anyone to answer at home. let alone people who know a neal from before his excursion and know a neal from after. ]

I know this is probably an unorthodox question to ask, but if you could indulge me, what are your opinions on Neal Caffrey? I don't care if you're close or if you only know of him through what you've heard, I'd welcome any answers you all have. This is filtered away from him if you're worried about him barging in here acting affronted by anything you say, and I'm not likely to tell him it because it's more for my own curiosity's sake. I happen to know him from home and I was wondering what sort of impression he's left on all of you in the time he's been here.

[ because if neal's reputation is well set then they should all have the same answer. or something close to it. ]

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[ peter doesn't preen exactly when castiel says that but it's a near thing. vindication when it comes to feeling like neal actually has an investment in peter like peter has in him is sweet. he had already gotten it at home, but coming from castiel? well,that's even better. ]

The feeling's pretty mutual if that wasn't obvious. [ there's a pause that drags on for maybe longer than it needs to before peter finally figures out how he's going to word the question he's asking. ] Do you care about him?

[ that wasn't actually the original question, but at this point, he's learning you need to ease people into things. ]

[rebelled]

He knows that too. [whether or not peter already know that, he isn't sure. but it deserves to be said regardless.]

Neal has been a good friend to me throughout my stay here. Of course I care about him.

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That one I like hearing confirmed. [ which is to say he did and he didn't. it's— complicated. ]

Considering how he talked about you, I can believe that. You care enough to notice if something's off. That sort of caring.

[rebelled]

[there's a slowly dawning look of understanding now. he's starting to see the whole purpose of peter's post.]

Where are you? [he'd fly straight to peter now if he could. but instead, it's going to have to be a journey by foot. he can't waste his grace right now when there's still a search underway.]

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My room. Number 74 on the 13th floor. [ and there's a slight pause. ] It's a little messy.

[rebelled]

I'll be there shortly.

[because he's already on his way. this is a conversation they need to have in person, far away from listening ears.]