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[Crowley has been on the ship for hours.

The whole business was rather unpleasant, as is being branded like some kind of animal, but all in all, the demon is rather unruffled. Transport into another universe was something of another day's work, though it was an alarming coincidence that it occurred so closely to his greatest victory. Was this his punishment for his involvement with defeating the Leviathan?

Unlikely, the demon decides, and so he goes about his business.

First, it is a matter of discovering his locker, of removing his things, and of disappearing. He has little interest in socializing immediately and, as a result, Crowley vanishes into the shadows to dwell and think -- and, most importantly, learn. Within the hour, Crowley has all he needs to know at his fingertips, and with a flick of his fingers, his comm turns on to broadcast his soft accented English to the Tranquility.]

I'm afraid I require a bit of explanation as to why, exactly, someone thought it would be humorous to shove a Hellhound into a test tube.

[There's an artful pause.]

And also the location of the nearest groomer. This filth is absolutely disgusting.

[There's another three second pause before his own transmission ends.

Let's see who decides to come forward with information about why he, the demon King, is here.]

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Now why would I want to go and do something like that, Crowley?

[There was nothing he could really offer her. Bela knew she was dead back home and bound for Hell. Information she received from Dean almost two months ago.]

Well, you have to admit, it was worth a shot.

[Crowley chuckles softly to himself.]

So is this it? You, me, and Dean, on a spaceship to nowhere?

Quite.

[She sounds mildly irritated.]

Not to mention the rest of the passengers on board. But there's a lot more you don't know.

Are you going to enlighten me or are you going to keep that pretty little mouth of yours shut?

[Because either way, Crowley is going to find out, so he may as well just get the pleasantries out of the way and discover whether or not Bela is going to be cooperative.]

[She gets the feeling that she doesn't have a choice in the matter. Apart from that, he had the power to kill her if he wished.]

This place is dangerous. Power outages, lab experiments and deadly illnesses. Basically, this ship wants to mess with us. People have gotten lost within the ship, only to return months later. Or they've been torn to shreds by a manticore.

[Blah, blah, blah.]

Sounds like home.

[It's quiet musing.]

Then you'd fit in quite nicely.

[All the chaos and destruction, the bloodshed. He'd probably revel in it.]

I've told you the basics. The rest you can find out for yourself.

Aren't you delightfully helpful.

[Still, the information she's given him is useful nonetheless, even if it's not very much of it.]

Well, congratulations on the whole being alive thing. I'm certain you'll enjoy it for as long as possible before your inevitable demise.

Dean beat you to it, Crowley. He already told me about my fate so I don't need reminded of it, thank you.

[She's biting back her obvious disdain as much as possible because Bela really didn't want to hear about what was inevitably in store for her back home.]

[Of course he did.]

If it's any consolation, I did like you.

[A great deal, actually, for a soft-hearted thief. Anyone who screws over the Winchesters with a smile has Crowley for an admirer.]

Considering the fact that I don't go out of my way to be liked much, I can appreciate that a little.

[Although, she hasn't done any screwing over of them here. And Sam was gone now. Bela had other priorities on board.]

You should, as I generally find most people of your character trope to be disgustingly predictable.

Well, at least I know how you feel, Crowley.

[She sounds slightly testy.]

Do take care while you're on board this vessel. Unlike the 'trope' it is unpredictable.

So people keep helpfully informing me.

[It's said evenly.]

Have you had any helpful experiences to share with the class?

I'd advise you not to go off gallivanting around the deeper recesses of the ship. Not so long ago, I got lost. The ship was playing tricks.

[While she was lost, Bela managed to accidentally shoot herself in the stomach.]

That's about it.

[How does one get lost on a ship? Crowley almost chalks it up to stupidity, but Bela isn't necessarily stupid, just... obscenely human, which could sometimes be misconstrued for the same thing. Still, it's useful information, especially with the Winchesters having told the entire ship how to kill things like him. He has enough to concern himself with without getting himself lost on a hellship that's determined to kill him too.]

How very Lewis Carroll.

[It's quiet, thoughtful, not dismissive.]

Not how I would describe it but to each their own.

[She's getting rather bored with the conversation because Crowley was the last person that Bela wanted to talk to. Just knowing that he was here was bad enough but appeasing him was the smart thing to do.]

Is there anything else or are we done?

We're done.

[Bela has exhausted her usefulness for the time being and Dean is throwing something of a hissyfit at him, so he has a slight amount of damage control to do.]

Though you can pass it along to Team Hero that I have little interest in doing much of anything that involves them.

Probably better if you tell them yourself. I don't really give a damn about them nor what happens to them. And they don't give a toss about me.

[She was keeping out of their way as much as possible because it was easier that way.]

See you around, Crowley. [Or not.]

[He's not quite certain he believes her, but he files it away regardless. And, without a goodbye, he cuts the feed.]

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