[ Not for her, at any rate. Castiel feels just as guilty, just as responsible - he should not have taken anything, or let her take anything, from this place without making sure... but that is neither here nor there. ]
[ Castiel crosses his arms, brows furrowed in thought. Interesting. ]
The laboratory complex bore the name Solis Labs. We found evidence of radiation there, and complex research done into opening portals into other dimensions. Successful research, as far as we could tell. Successful, but with dangerous consequence.
[ He remembers the diary entries. Initially celebrated, it seems the discovery had gone sideways fast. ]
The human drive for discovery has always been admirable. It's of little surprise to see the drawbacks of such reckless pushes towards things humanity barely understands.
[ They learned nothing from Icarus. ]
It seems something dangerous on the other side of the portals noticed.
[While she had always figured most alien stories were just demons, or something else, messing with people, she never ruled out aliens. Or whatever the hell the World Eaters would be considered.
Fucking monsters.]
Did you learn why they wanted to open the portals?
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[ Not for her, at any rate. Castiel feels just as guilty, just as responsible - he should not have taken anything, or let her take anything, from this place without making sure... but that is neither here nor there. ]
I am. Are you?
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She still has the memory of the sun burning her skin and the panic of knowing they can't get away from it at the front of her mind. Is she okay?
She sighs and shrugs weakly.]
Sure. Tired, somehow. [She scrubs at her face and looks past him.]
Did you dream about anything?
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[ A lab. Questions, not answers. Half-formed theories.
He's gotten someone killed.
Same old. ]
I explored an abandoned laboratory in a sunny version of this place. You?
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We were at the museum and when we went outside, there was a statue of someone. Dr. Solis. [Jo looks past Castiel with a sigh.]
Then the sun went nova or something. It was too bright. Too hot. We couldn't get back inside.
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[ Castiel crosses his arms, brows furrowed in thought. Interesting. ]
The laboratory complex bore the name Solis Labs. We found evidence of radiation there, and complex research done into opening portals into other dimensions. Successful research, as far as we could tell. Successful, but with dangerous consequence.
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No wonder the exhibit had been vandalized.]
People weren't happy about it. The musuem had graffiti. Something about blood on her hands.
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[ He remembers the diary entries. Initially celebrated, it seems the discovery had gone sideways fast. ]
The human drive for discovery has always been admirable. It's of little surprise to see the drawbacks of such reckless pushes towards things humanity barely understands.
[ They learned nothing from Icarus. ]
It seems something dangerous on the other side of the portals noticed.
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[While she had always figured most alien stories were just demons, or something else, messing with people, she never ruled out aliens. Or whatever the hell the World Eaters would be considered.
Fucking monsters.]
Did you learn why they wanted to open the portals?