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Who: Hino Rei [

flameandpassion] and YOUUUU.
Broadcast: Fleetwide!
Action: The Marsiva.
When: Now!

[ ah, the flood of new people.

rei has been watching the network for the past half-day or so, and carefully exploring the marsiva. she's run into a fellow fire princess, but has avoided most everyone else. instead, she's been listening. waiting, watching. absorbing as much as she can before recognizing that this is, indeed, not a joke.

she's no longer in adstringendum, but somewhere new. either castiel's ritual failed, or the animus decided to say one last 'fuck you' to their favorite shinto priestess before kicking her out the door. aelia, as always, is a cruel mistress.

so when rei turns on the feed, she looks like a typical eighteen-to-nineteen year old girl, but her eyes look a lot older. her hair is long and falls across her shoulders, and she's wearing a sweater, jeans, and boots -- all miraculously mended thanks to the atroma. how nice of them.

there's no hope in her expression, necessarily, but she can't help but ask : ]

Is there anyone here from Adstringendum?

[ that should bring out the familiars, anyway. and rei waits, almost as if she's expecting someone to burst in from off screen and go SURPRISE -- but when that doesn't happen, she continues, a bit wryly -- ]

If not, then I guess I have to start from scratch. Hino Rei, your new securities personnel. Or... whatever they call it.

[ she certainly doesn't look pleased about it, anyway, and finally, her expression breaks into something frustrated. ]

But if this so-called reality TV show thinks that they can just take over where the Animus left off, they have another thing coming, because I've had it up to here with --

[ and rei stops herself before gritting her teeth, exhaling slowly, and frowning into the camera. ]

When do I get off of this thing?

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Maybe you should have. Could give you an advantage, huh? Knowing what it is that people like to see.

[ he's mostly teasing, of course, that reality tv sounds pretty absurd even by his loosened standards, but hey. he pops another chunk of cookie in his mouth. ]

Though I suppose it isn't very difficult to figure out.

I think my own life is crazy enough without watching someone else's drama.

[ dryly, and she splits the orange in half ]

Maybe that's why they dragged me here -- who knows.

Could be. [ he says, grinning over his coffee before swallowing a gulp. ] Seems like there's never a dull moment in your life. I imagine that's what people like to see.

No different than your life, I'm sure.

[ as horrible at it is, rei has a feeling atroma likes that kind of thing. the animus surely did. ]

But I'm sure people like to see something they think is "exciting." I'm looking forward to boring, personally.

[ he lifts his eyebrows at that, sitting back with a quick sigh. ]

Yeah, guess you're right about that. It's a whole different thing, looking in on it from the outside, I guess, than it is living through it.

[ glad their hellish lives can get them.. good ratings, or something. real nice. ]

But hey, may as well make the best of it, anyway. Least the food's good. [ wagging half a cookie for emphasis!! ]

At least the food's good.

[ in agreement, as she pops an orange slice into her mouth, savoring it. ]

I really can't remember the last time that I had fresh fruit -- or soda. I can't believe there's a soda machine here.

Tell me about it. I've had fresh fruit two times, ever.

[ not counting, you know, here. and yet here he is, stuffing his face with a cookie. ]

Never had soda at all. So I guess we're in luck, huh?

[ -- there's a pause, at that, and rei looks slightly incredulous. ]

You haven't had soda?

[ her castiel probably hasn't had it either, come to think of it, but rei is already getting up to head over to the drink dispensers. ]

We're fixing that immediately.

[ .. well apparently soda is important! cas just. watches her for a moment, then sits forward in his chair to crane his neck and follow her curiously with his eyes. ]

So am I missing some great epiphany?

You are definitely missing a great epiphany.

[ and she considers the flavors for a long moment before picking just regular coca-cola, filling a cup with ice and pouring him a glass from the dispenser, letting the fizz die down before turning to offer it to cas with a grin ]

It's probably one of the best human inventions in the history of mankind.

[ cas has heard of soda, seen sam and dean drink it plenty of times, but by the time he himself needed to bother with eating and drinking, there wasn't a lot of soda to be had. ]

Wow. You're talking a pretty big game.

[ he says, drawing the glass forward and looking down into it like it's the most interesting thing he's ever seen before lifting it up and giving it a good healthy sniff. oooh, bubbly. he'll give it a little taste.

then he squints thoughtfully, and gives no answer yet, apart from a considering hum. ]

You'll come to discover that I'm always right.

[ informatively, and rei settles back to watch him try it, amused. they're extremely different, but certain things are still the same. rei has watched her castiel dissect many a food object into little pieces before trying it once, thank you. ]

Well? Final verdict?

Not bad.

[ cas pushes his lips up thoughtfully, then takes another sip. ]

Sweet. Fizzy. That's new.

[ it tickles his nose.. how bizarre!! ]

Carbonation.

[ she supplies the word ]

Sam tells me it's carbon dioxide and water. Or something.

[ rei has no idea how soda works, ask sam winchester ]

[ science talk, he totally gets that. he might not know what soda is, but he sure knows how carbon dioxide can dissolve into liquids, that's for sure. ]

.. oh! Right, makes sense. What an absolutely novel idea.. humans really are so innovative.

[ angels certainly wouldn't think to make fizzy drinks just for the fun of it, but then angels aren't very much fun. they also don't.. drink. he takes another sip. ]

I see why you like it.

We try.

[ with half a shrug and a grin, settling back in her chair to watch ]

I'm more of a tea fan, but I've missed sweet things. It's good, once in awhile.

[ cas can't help his easy smile, over his glass. ]

Yeah, guess you didn't have too much of that in that other place. Nothing wrong with a little harmless self-indulgence.

[ given how excited she was about soda, and all. ]

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