voice | un: vsmith

[banworthy]

Well...

[ For those graced with his sick voice, his real voice has returned. Yay? ]

... anyone want a tarot card reading? For fun, of course. [ Due to his irregular sleep schedule while he was ill, he can't sleep now. So decides to make it other people's problem but productively. For the most part. ]

If you want to give me something for the reading, how about answering a random question I have? Or don't.

[ Who cares. He just is very awake. ]

Sound good?

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un: castiel | voice

[messenger]

Okay.

[ an angel of many words, that castiel. ]

[banworthy]

Fantastic, Castiel.

Want the whole deck or just the Major Arcana?

[messenger]

The whole deck.

[ why cut corners, right? ]

[banworthy]

Great.

[ Because he doesn't want to dig out the Major Arcana cards after shuffling. What should he do? Three card reading? Romance reading? Romance Reading. ]

Now, how do I do that, again...?

[ Shuffling cards. ]

And I should have some good news soon for you. [ A beat. ] Not necessarily with the cards, but the favors that I'm doing for you.

[messenger]

[ vincent why would you do this to him.

nvm silly question. ]

Yes?

[ well, that makes him perk up. ]

Do you know how soon?

[banworthy]

'Fraid I don't know how soon.

[ Vincent breathes a laugh through his nose. He presses his wrist against his nose to keep himself from wheezing. ]

Well, the cards are saying that you put a lot of yourself into your relationship and it shows. Unfortunately, the individual sees you as someone they can't be completely honest with yet, because they feel you aren't being honest with them. [ He mutters to himself that sounds like: "Tarot is real." ]

However, I do have some good news. The intentions towards you is a desire to break free from the past and forge a fresh new start. There's a freedom here that allows them to escape regret and embrace whatever new opportunities that could come along.

[messenger]

Did— Did you just give me a romance reading?

[ oh my god.

and he can't even be angry, because it's good. he isn't even sure how he feels yet and this is making his heart beat a little faster.

like he's excited about it. like they have any potential future here or anywhere.

perhaps his reaction should let him into something here. ]

[banworthy]

I did.

And congrats - the cards seem like they're on your side.

[messenger]

... And what do you think, Father?

[banworthy]

You want my thoughts on your romantic life?

Well, I think everyone can get whatever they want if they put the time and effort into it.

[messenger]

[ vincent may be the worst person possible to talk to about this.

which is probably why he is. if vincent says anything he doesn't like, castiel can safely attribute it to one of vincent's many eccentricities. ]

I never even considered that I could have a romantic life before coming here.

Not that angels have never taken human partners— Nephilim are frowned upon for a reason, of course. But it's generally considered... uncouth.

[ to put it lightly. ]

[banworthy]

I know, right? Life's hard and then you die.

[ He chuckles along with himself, but decides to answer sincerely. ]

You know... that's so strange. We don't really view that as a sin. Granted, the angels are quite focused on the divine, but if they decided to love a human, I can't imagine there would be much fuss. It'd probably even be seen as a great blessing.

[messenger]

I can understand that, from the human perspective.

[ even if he doesn't entirely know how he feels about it himself. ]

Uriel probably would have likened it to bestiality. But Uriel never did like humans very much.

[banworthy]

Just because Uriel might have likened it doesn't mean that he would have, Castiel.

[messenger]

If you knew his favorite epithet, you wouldn't say that.

But I never concerned myself with his opinion then, and I'm not about to start now. It's just the way things are. I was demoted for getting too close to the humans in my charge. I won't be looked on... fondly for this.

[ he pinches his nosebridge. before vincent can scold him for being cowardly, he adds, ]

I don't intend to let it guide my choices. I'm just giving context.

[banworthy]

Sure. I mean... God, your brother and sisters all hate you...

Might as well go for broke.

[messenger]

[ that almost makes him laugh. he breathes out through his nose in a way that might suggest he was thinking about it. ]

Anna didn't hate me. But I got her killed, so.

[banworthy]

Truly amazing.

Do you think that you have anyone in your corner in Heaven anymore? Just out of curiosity.

[messenger]

No.

[ to elaborate: ]

Uriel killed most of my garrison.

[banworthy]

Seems a little excessive, but I guess... if you can't convince them, kill them, hm?

[messenger]

That was his thought process. He was planning to defect to Lucifer's side.

[banworthy]

Why?

[messenger]

... It was his opinion that God stopped being our Father the moment He created humanity, and that Lucifer was right to have refused to bow down to such... lesser creatures.

[banworthy]

'ch.

Lunatic.

[messenger]

Oh, he was.

But he's dead now, too.