[ AGGREGATE INFOSHARE ] AUDIO | UN: 354.204-S

[bijective]

Pardon the interruption, but perhaps now is a good time as any to parse through our current intelligence. I’ve offered a simple template of questions to get the ball rolling, so to speak—

- What/Where/Who have you investigated?
- What do we know from said investigation?

I believe these should be clear-cut to answer. Now, I may lack the proper rigorous experience like the lot of you. But it would be to our benefit to double-check the unmarked areas within this town.

[ ooc: assume this is around the second week into the mission. before all hallow's day and all that jazz. the goal is to see if there are any opportunities for potential search request baton passes and piecing what we know so far! so go forth! thread hop. be merry. ]

Comments

[dr_unconscious]

It might not have been recent.
Bonded souls can come from points far in the past, if they have a source of energy to maintain themselves with.
He might not have even been "Freddie" when he died. That could've been a persona and image he picked up by interacting with other souls over time.

[foolintherain]

[ This is a very good point. He'd only asked the gravekeeper about the past four years. Maybe "Freddie" died much longer ago than that. However, after a long delay, Castiel replies. ]

After additional research, I don't believe "Freddie" is a soul of any kind. He can't be summoned on command, and there's no records of a child that age having died in this town's history. It seems far more likely that Sam Cooper heard the orb speaking to him as a child and interpreted it to be a ghost, or an imaginary friend.

[dr_unconscious]

I don't disagree with you, but I'm not completely willing to give up the idea that Freddie is a spirit of some kind. Souls split from their original minds can be extremely malleable; maybe he picked up the name and age based on what Sam wanted at the time, then held onto that persona when he came into contact with the orb.
I don't know about the summoning thing - it's not a practice I'm familiar with.

[foolintherain]

[ The empathy is certainly something Castiel can appreciate. It's very human. And yet, this person speaks from experience most humans don't obtain prior to death. ]

You seem to know a lot about the behavior of human souls. Did you experience something like this happening in your universe?

[dr_unconscious]

[Said too much. Fuck.]

Kind of.
It's a long story and I'm not sure it's relevant.

[It totally is - Clayton just doesn't want to talk about it and is desperately trying to deflect.]

[foolintherain]

It's relevant if you believe Freddie is a spirit.

[ Though, maybe he means more his own relationship with spirits, and if he's not interested in volunteering that information, it doesn't seem like Castiel's place to pry. Though, admittedly, he is curious. ]

Regardless, if you ever find time in the future, I'd be interested in comparing your knowledge of spirits with mine.
There seems to be a fascinating overlap in the abilities and treatment of human souls across universes so far, in my limited experience.

[dr_unconscious]

I think I'd like that.
Maybe over coffee sometime?

[You know - in private, where Clayton can make excuses to not show up for a while if he's not comfortable?]

[foolintherain]

[ Not that coffee is something Castiel ever needs or desires, but humans do enjoy their meetings over food and beverages, don't they? There's something ritualistic about it that Castiel finds charming. ]

Of course. I look forward to hearing your opinion on the matter, provided we all survive this mission.

[dr_unconscious]

Now, don't be a fatalist. We'll survive this one. Maybe not in one piece, but we'll make it out.