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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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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 ]

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.

[ SNRK ]

Sorry, that's... Yeesh, uncomfortable indeed.

And I mean, yeah, you'd think your partner's name is better to call out. Maybe they're comparing them to God? But I never thought God would be an entity interested in doing the do.

[ Hey, making people laugh is good. He does frown, though, at that comment. ]

It's not appropriate to compare them to God, either. I hope that's not what they're doing.

It's, like, blasphemous or... whatever, right?

[ Forgive her, Castiel. Humans belief systems were something Rose could never quite wrap her head around. ]