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[strangelic]

Um... I'm Castiel. Some of you know me, obviously. I sometimes show myself at the clinic--I'm a healer. Well. [ He looks down into his lap. ] I try to be. The ailment that so badly hit us last month was beyond my ability to remedy, and for that I am deeply sorry.

However if there is anything, any scrape, any...broken leg, or incurable sickness... I should be able to resolve it. Should be. Given the state of my powers here, it does seem to be a game of chance. But I have healed far worse in the past. It's better, surely, to let me try than to live with pain and scarring when I might help with both.

But that isn't what I was here to say, not really. I wanted to... I want to...

I haven't been very clear, and I feel that it's important, given the way things were, and the way things will likely be again. I hear you, all of you, when you turn to prayer. It's impossible to avoid, and while I understand that it is private... I just wanted to apologize, either way.


[ ooc: Castiel doesn't hear all character's prayers since you can opt out of that on his permissions post, however! It's a fun way to make new CR with him if you're interested; just drop him a prayer in his IC inbox! ]

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[wormintheglass]

But how intriguing, Castiel darling.

[And potentially useful.]

I suppose it has to be sincere? In order to work?

[strangelic]

Sincerity...um. Sincerity is preferable. But it isn't as though you must pray to God. Or even speak out loud.

Everything is that much louder, here, with so few voices speaking.

[wormintheglass]

I certainly have more faith in you than I ever have in any god, dearheart.

Yes. It's very lonely, isn't it?

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[skelebro]

What constitutes a, uh..."prayer" where you come from?

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[strangelic]

Well... Making deliberate mental efforts to speak to a deity, a force higher than yourself.

For instance, if you were to say "God help me" in a moment of trouble, I would hear it.

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[skelebro]

Huh.

[Interesting. He's heard of prayer as a colloquialism, but not as a literal thing. That's...

Hm.]

Got a lotta prescience over other people's thoughts, do ya?

[enchangement]

Sorry.

[ River's prayers during the confusion event was a lot of cursing people who voted for Confusion in the first place. ]

[strangelic]

There's nothing to apologize for. I voted for Tranquility.

[enchangement]

She voted for love.

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[oversear]

[ And just like that, it seems like the thing Armand needs the most is suddenly being presented to him without him going to look for it. Only one draw back it seems. That this person is of God. It is going to be a gamble. ]

I dare not pray, but I do need of your service, sir.

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[strangelic]

Of course. What can I - I hope - do for you?

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[oversear]

I have been badly hurt and it is not healing. I'm afraid I'm not sure what is the matter. It has always healed before. Perhaps there is something you can do.

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[wipedclean]

[Well that sure is confusing enough to merit a response.]

People... pray to you? And you hear it? Like... telepathy?

[Like River?]

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[strangelic]

Not to me, specifically. To God, perhaps, or to some higher power they cannot name. To me sometimes, but that's...a personal choice.

I suppose it's a little like telepathy, to human thought.

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[hasitsthorns]

You don't have to apologize, dude. I don't think anyone expected you to be able to heal zombification.

[ From all the tv shows and books on the phenomenon, she doesn't think there is a way to heal it. ]

But that prayer thing is interesting. If someone thinks 'Oh, God' while getting freaky, does that count? Because talk about awkward.

[ ROsIE NO ]

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[strangelic]

It would depend who they're addressing as God in that situation, but yes, on occasion. I... I try not to listen in on those prayers, they can be very uncomfortable.

I've never understood why people feel the need to repeat it three-dozen times during the process. Wouldn't it be better to call your partner's name? That's what I do.

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[hotspurred]

You hear our prayers? How?

[There is a sharp edge of displeasure to Henry's voice. He regularly prays for God to preserve his family and Prince Edward and to rest Iamarl's soul. When circumstances are difficult, he prays for comfort. As far as he is concerned, that is an encroachment.]

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[strangelic]

By listening. I suppose. That's the only way I can explain it.

I'm an angel of the Lord. It's how I was designed, what I was made for. That and other things.

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[survivethis]

Hey, don't feel guilty that you couldn't heal the zombie infection. It's not something easily cured. My world has been trying for years and years to find a cure.

[She wouldn't expect anyone to simply discover one over night or even in a couple of weeks.]

The point is you tried. I'm sure lots of people appreciate that.

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[strangelic]

It wasn't enough to try. My friend... He was bitten, and I didn't know that he would come back. But I... I was losing him, and there was nothing I could do to fix it--to fix him.

I failed him. That more than anything else....

[bheidh]

How do you hear them?

( Because uncomfortable gosh )

[strangelic]

It's like...um. It's like listening to radio frequencies. Lots of them, all at once. Only here there's no static, no interference at all.

[fulminants]

Dude, it's cool.

[ He pauses. ] Hey, uh. Do you hear any of the prayers from people outside this place? Or is it strictly just a 'here' thing?

[ He's maybe thinking about his sister. Maybe. ]

[strangelic]

I'm sorry. It's like the world beyond the walls of this cave simply doesn't exist. As for further, from home...it's all lost to me.

I'm sorry.

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[hearthebell]

I think I'm concussed as the result of an attack. If you could cut the time it would take to fully recover, I'd be appreciative.

Why is it impossible to avoid, hearing the prayers of others?