the moments that keep us moving

[triplelindy]

Who: Sam and Dean Winchester
What: Winchester Bro Talk Time!
When: Morning of day 110 (before earthquake!)
Where: Their humble abode.



Sam wakes up relatively early, and feeling better than he has in days. He's still a little weak, and he can feel something inside him that's always there, something wrong and out of place. It's easier to ignore, though, and that counts.

He's had some time to think over everything he's learned recently - about Cape Kore, food shortages, family disputes - and now that he's in a good frame of mind to actually dig at his brother about some things, well that's the first thing he's going to do.

And so, once he's out of bed and dressed, he's looking for Dean. An errant wish for coffee brushes through his mind as he enters the living room, looking around. He gets the feeling something like that isn't exactly part of the supplies around here, and that's a damn shame.

His longing for coffee is interrupted when he hears footsteps in the hallway, turning around to see his brother enter the room. "Hey." Sam sits down as he greets Dean, a hand going up to run through his hair. "You got a few? Figured we could sit down and talk, since I'm more coherent now." He gives Dean a slightly sheepish smile. He doesn't remember much about the first night he stayed there, but he's sure it couldn't have been fun taking care of him.

Comments

[triplelindy]

"Not so far." Which doesn't mean Sam isn't expecting something to pop up. Being in debt to an angel is a tiny bit nerve wracking, but for the moment Sam knows there isn't much he can do about it. "I think it's less about doing a kindness. More like giving relief to someone doing, uh, God's work."

Which sounds kind of silly, when he says it out loud, but that's the feeling he got from the encounter. Raphael seemed willing to set aside any issue he has with Sam (or anyone in his family) for the greater good.

"He knew right away something had changed inside me, and I thought if anyone could help, why not an archangel?"

One who isn't Gabriel, anyway. He would have probably turned Sam into a pony or something along those lines. A cured pony, but a pony nonetheless.

[venatical]

"Yeah, right. Makes sense." Makes a lot of sense, which is why Dean and Balthazar, Dean and Castiel, and Dean and Alfie all talked about the possibility of going to Raphael but ruled it out because he and Dean probably shouldn't be in the same room as each other. It's weird to him that he'd go and help Sam when there's so much animosity between the two of them, like if he was the one coughing up trial goop then he really doubts Raphael would have cared.

It's stupid to feel like this over a reminder that he and Sam aren't really such a... Of course they're a unit, of course people treat them or look at them differently. Why is this shaking him up?

"I asked Alfie to have a look at you, but I guess... you're good now." There's Cas too, but Cas isn't really up to snuff as far as angel juice goes.

[triplelindy]

Sam, unaware of the issues his brother has had with Raphael, just looks a tiny bit confused before his expression clears. He knew Dean would be asking around about helping him out, but he thought they'd talk about it first.

"You talked to Samandriel?" For a hot second, he looks bothered, but then does he really have the right to get irritated? Probably not. He relaxes a bit, looking more tired than anything. "Yeah, I'm good now. What did he say when he asked him?"

He's curious to see what the angel would have to say.

[venatical]

Dean hadn't thought about checking it with Sam first. Sam's sick. He needs help. It's Dean's job to figure that out, not bother him with all the steps in the middle. Besides, Alfie's good. Unlike Raphael. He can't help that bitter thought.

"He said he'd come by and have a look, but he wasn't sure what he could do. Cas, um, can't, on his own, but I figured... their powers combined..."

Sam would become Captain Planet. Or at least able to walk around again.

[triplelindy]

He really should be used to it by now, Dean barreling forward to fix things on his own. Sam is grateful for every single thing his brother has ever done for him, but there's still that part inside that rears up, the kid brother who's like 'But I can do it', even when he knows they are better working together than going solo.

Picking up his tea, Sam takes a drink from it before nodding. "Having a look wouldn't hurt. Kind of kept the questions with Raphael to a minimum, he isn't much of a talker."

Semi true. He's actually pretty intimidating, that's the bulk of it. Samandriel isn't, though Sam doesn't underestimate his power just because he's taken the vessel of some kid from Wiener Hut.

"We'll get with him soon, see what he can tell us."