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[ For all that Emma tries not to brood, she missed space Christmas and news of Pan's curse has her feeling particularly sentimental. Reflective, even. And the prospect of losing her memories, losing her loved ones, only serves to remind her that sooner or later, they're all trying, in some capacity, to lose the people they've grown to care about aboard the Tranquility. ]

A friend of mine pointed out a while back that not everyone has a home to go back to at this point. Or one worse than what's here, whether that means they're dead or just some other kind of screwed.

[ Strangely, with Dean back now, she has to wonder if he'd say the same again. That staying on the ship, even as it is now, is better than the alternative for some. Getting a read on him is tougher now. It feels like she's missing pieces. ]

What about you? What's your best case scenario for whenever we figure out what the hell's going on here? Do you go home, forget all about it? Backtrack to Arima and set up shop?

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Just because you've lost someone before doesn't make losing them again any easier.

There's only one thing I know of that can bring people back from the dead, and some of them are stuck here just like the rest of us.

How about we rewind to the part where you just said you know of a way to bring people back from the dead?

I can't, personally, but Angels can. One pulled my brother out of Hell.

[Apparently. He hasn't seen it yet, but he's heard about it, and seeing Dean standing there a half dozen years older is proof enough for him.

...He's also been brought back, too. By a Crossroads Demon, but Angels seem less horrifying as far as this explanation goes. Sort of.]

There are other ways, but they're always dark and never turn out the way anyone wants them to.

Real angels? With wings and trumpets and everything?

I've never seen any wings or trumpets, but yeah. They're the real deal.

Christ, it never ends.

Trust me, just when you think you know everything there is out there? You find out you're wrong.

We're talking angels and somehow you still managed to make that sound ominous.

Let's just say not all of them are on our side, and some of them fell a long time ago.

Right. Lucifer. We've met.

I'd try to stay away from him in the future, if I were you. He's not just making outlandish claims.

No, I know. Believe me. He set fire to one of the floors when he got here. That guy doesn't go down easy.

If he gives you guys trouble again, let me or my brother know, alright? It won't be the first time we've dealt with him, either.

[Sam, stop yourself. Just because you know you 'beat' him in the end doesn't mean you've actually dealt with him.]

Not that I don't appreciate the sentiment, but we've got it under control. We've got a whole security team for that. If you want to get involved, I suggest you talk to Tyke or Edgeworth about signing on.

Alright. I'll look into it. Thanks.

You don't remember being here before, do you?

[Welp.]

No, not at all. Did I know you?

Yeah. Not well. Don't worry. Just seems like there's a lot of it going around.

At least there's that.

If I wasn't dealing with my brother being over half a decade ahead of me on top of it, I don't think it would be bothering me quite so much.

Your brother's here? And five years ahead?

[ Shit. She never thought she'd be grateful for Hook only being 1 year ahead. ]

Maybe more. He's only been here a month, same as me, but he was somewhere else before here, too.

Somewhere else before here?

[ Wait. Only one person she knows fits that bill. ]

Dean's your brother?

I didn't realize you knew him. But yeah, Dean's my brother. My name is Sam Winchester.

I know your name. Or I knew your first name at least. You actually helped me out when I first got here.

I did?

Well, that's news to me.

[He's used to people knowing his future, not knowing him from here.]

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