[Closed to Loren and Eva before a Wild Merlin Appears]

[echoofaperson.livejournal.com]

Iniss stared at the slop, willing it to turn into something marginally palatable.

The slop remained inert and gray.

< I don't think it's going to magically morph into a cheese burger, Iniss. You may as well eat it before it gets all cold and congealed and starts tasting worse. >

< I can stand the taste, it's the texture that's soul crushing. It's like someone put old tires and used gym socks in a blender and decided to serve it for lunch. >

< I think I'm just glad you get to be the one that actually has to chew it. Yeerks are useful for something after all. >

< You know I could give you control, I'd even give the appearance of being charitable. >

< Give the appearance of being charitable, in reality being sadistic. I bet Dani would be proud. >

Iniss huffed, taking a bite of the food and forcing himself to swallow it without tasting it. His host couldn't help but rub that in, could he? Useless brat.

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[chosenfamily]

Sam was good enough not to jab his brother in the hip with his elbow.

< And you wonder why I never come out when Dean is around if I can avoid it. >

< I don't wonder. I know. He still shouldn't be saying that right now. >

Sam blinked once, having caught everything even while discussing with Schmuz for that moment. He looked at Loren for a moment, then shrugged. "I think that whatever happens when we find Iniss is up to Tom." And he was absolutely serious about that. Whatever Tom wanted, he'd make sure it happened. "Anything after that, we'll work with when we get there."

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean nodded, though he briefly glanced toward Sam.

He then replied, "Yeah, I'll look for him, but slug can stay in a jar or whatever. He'd still be secured and safe that way."

[echoofaperson.livejournal.com]

"Yeah...yeah, I know." He'd be welcome there, so long as the slug stayed out. There was always a catch.

He swallowed, tensing his hands on his lap, not sure what to say while they discussed things. What could he say? Nothing he said would make any difference.

He looked up, just for a moment, trying to catch Sam's eye. "Can we go? I-Can we just...go home?"

He didn't want to talk about this right now. If he ignored the problem, maybe it would go away.

[vissernone.livejournal.com]

She nods. "You can find me around, if you want to talk about it, Tom. I'll always make time for you."

She looks up at Sam and Dean. "You do realize if you don't take care of him, you will find a severed horse head in your bed."

[visserbasher.livejournal.com]

"Same thing she said." She looked at Eva. "We have to hang out more."

[chosenfamily]

"While that would probably not be the worst thing I've ever woken up next to--" Seriously. Ruby probably beat that out, though he wasn't going to talk about her. "We'll take care of him. Promise. Though I can't promise no bruises because we have a rambunctious teenage dog."

And would be teaching Tom how to defend himself, but that was neither here nor there. Really.

[notadamnangel.livejournal.com]

Dean raised an eyebrow at Eva, but he didn't question the protectiveness.

"Noted, Godfather style, nice. And yeah, Tom's fine with us."

He was more surprised and touched by Tom's declaration of calling it home. Shit, it really was becoming a home with them. First real sort of home since he was four.

"Yeah we can go whenever you're ready, kid," He grinned at him.

[echoofaperson.livejournal.com]

He reached for his backpack, sliding his arm through it and standing in an unconsciously graceful movement he would never have been able to pull of if he'd been thinking of it. Iniss had never liked moving like a teenager and Tom had never fully finished growing into his nearly six-foot frame. "Ready now." He echoed Dean's smile, feeling relieved to be able to escape. To stop talking about this.

To have a chance to make up his mind. To not worry about all the other voices.

"Thanks, I mean it, both of you. But...you don't have to worry about me. I'll be fine." He gave them a shaky smile, probably completely undermining his claim.