[ eyes skip between dean and the bartender, noting the casual interaction, and cas attempts a flicker of a polite, if stiff, smile. dean's assessment isn't off, and while it isn't a very optimistic sentiment, it's one he shares. ]
We're told scaling Parliament should be our life's goal. Nothing said of what's at the top.
[ besides power and immortality, which, looking at cardinals like odinson and strange, castiel doubts that's quite as fulfilling as everyone hopes. certainly hasn't improved the character of anyone he's seen advance that far, and reaching magpie hasn't felt any better than where cas had been before. only more exposed, judged closer. all that standing, it's interesting that dean put so much effort to get him on this date. ]
So, why pursue me?
[ asked with genuine curiosity. cas doesn't consider himself much different from one of those artificial people born in a more central ring, climbing that social ladder with all the other upper class automatons. perhaps more self-aware, but the result's the same, isn't it? ]
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We're told scaling Parliament should be our life's goal. Nothing said of what's at the top.
[ besides power and immortality, which, looking at cardinals like odinson and strange, castiel doubts that's quite as fulfilling as everyone hopes. certainly hasn't improved the character of anyone he's seen advance that far, and reaching magpie hasn't felt any better than where cas had been before. only more exposed, judged closer. all that standing, it's interesting that dean put so much effort to get him on this date. ]
So, why pursue me?
[ asked with genuine curiosity. cas doesn't consider himself much different from one of those artificial people born in a more central ring, climbing that social ladder with all the other upper class automatons. perhaps more self-aware, but the result's the same, isn't it? ]