Because angels, and prospective apping decisions are scary.

[afallenstar]

I wouldn't worry too much. Even if you don't make it in, you can always try again. It's not the end of the world, trust me.

...Anyway, I'm already stuck in one little town aren't I? Surely there's no real need to upgrade. I know you'd like to see more of my family, but I'm okay with who I have here. Seriously.

Well, maybe it'd be nice to see some of the others

Why don't you just bring some here instead?

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[servingmichael]

[It doesn't frighten him, no. Though he does have a moment - extremely fleeting moment - of pity for whoever it was.]

Perhaps they should think twice before touching something of ours.

[Or if he wasn't Raphael.]

Too often, yes.

[hung_garian]

Should. Probably won't. If they've got the juice to keep us stuck here, let's be real, I doubt there's much we can do to scare 'em.

[servingmichael]

There's probably not much we could do to but a stop to it, but we can ensure there is a price.

[hung_garian]

We can try.

[Their captors, as a group, hadn't seemed to care what Gabriel (orn anyone else) had done to the one scientist the inmates had managed to get their hands on. He's not hopeful about their chances of getting one over them. Still, it's worth at least giving it a go.]

[servingmichael]

We can.

[What one archangel can't accomplish, add more archangels?]

[hung_garian]

[Add more archangels, always a valid plan of action.]

Of course, as the main troublemaker out of the two of us, that puts me in charge. [At least until Lucifer turns up, if he does.] Think you can handle that?

[servingmichael]

[A plan that can never go wrong.]

Oh you are in charge of the troublemaking, yes.

[...Father help everyone, literally, if the three of them decide to team up together for troublemaking.]

[hung_garian]

Glad we're agreed. I'd hate to have had to prank you into relinquishing the position.

[servingmichael]

You mean 'again', don't you?

[He's not getting into that mess again.]

[hung_garian]

[A rather more genuine grin this time.]

Oh, c'mon. I didn't do anything too bad to you.

[Nothing fatal, that is to say. Anything else is probably fair game.]

[servingmichael]

Being nearly swallowed by a sea fissure counts as not "too bad" now?

[Oh now he's just genuinely teasing.]

[hung_garian]

Don't be a baby. Look at you, you're fine. You can complain about it when you are swallowed by a sea fissure.

[servingmichael]

If that ever happens, I'm dragging you with me.

[And we all know how angels love to be pinned in.]

[hung_garian]

Come on now, Raphael, that's just selfish. I can understand wanting me all to yourself, but think about the rest of the world for a moment, huh? Depriving them of my radiant beauty and scintillating wit like that would be downright cruel. You'd be better off just asking my secretary to book you in for coffee sometime.

[servingmichael]

I don't have a secretary to do those things for me anymore. Means I have to hold onto you when I can.

[hung_garian]

And the Dean Winchester memorial award for codependency goes to...

[servingmichael]

That was uncalled for.

[Kind of insulted actually.]

[hung_garian]

Oh, relax. I didn't say you had his IQ. Or smelled like him. Or had his fashion sense. That would be uncalled for.

[servingmichael]

New rule. No comparing each other to Winchesters.

[hung_garian]

You do realise making a rule against something is the best way to get me to do it, right?

[servingmichael]

Turnabout's fair play Gabriel.

[Want to be teased about having a Sam Winchester sense of loyalty?]

[hung_garian]

There's worse people to be compared to.

[servingmichael]

Perhaps. But it's a spot I'd rather you not.

[hung_garian]

Fine, fine. No pressing buttons, even the big red really tempting ones.

[Which is the closest he's likely to get to an apology.]

[servingmichael]

That's all I'm asking.

[Raphael really is too tired to fight with Gabriel. He doesn't want to.]