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[exvampirate]

[ For a moment all that's heard is some grunting and probably a few obscene curses. He's still trying to figure the phone out, but that's because he's not familiar with it. Technology isn't Benny's strong suit in the slightest. He had a flip phone when him and Dean were talking, but he ditched that a long time ago. Getting anything fancier never really appealed to Benny. No need. This thing wasn't what he wanted to be shackled to at all.

Suddenly a fuzzy beard appears in frame and it's clearly speckled with spots of gray. There are a few more grunts as Benny finally arrives at the conclusion that this isn't just your run of the mill phone. Then again the only phones he's familiar with are the flip ones. This one's in a whole different league and dammit if it's not pissing him off.

He clears his throat quickly and finally becomes a little more visible on the screen. When he found this damn thing in his pocket he didn't know what to expect, but maybe he could get a hold of someone who could help him out. ] I don't think this damned thing is even workin', but if anyone's out there I could sure use a nudge in the right direction. A state would greatly appreciated. This house don't look too comfortin' and I'm itchin' to get the hell outta dodge.

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[tryingitall]

Not that I'm aware of, but I'll let you know if I see any popes. [He frowns a little at the commentary on Cas. It's okay for Balthazar to accuse him of having a stick up his ass, but Benny's not family.]

That's my brother you're insulting, you know. [He's not about to make a huge issue of it, though. Unless Benny does.] To be fair, we're all trained to be uptight assholes. Castiel's one of the most pragmatic of us.

[exvampirate]

[ He spent a long time in Purgatory with that asshole. He had to listen to his righteous rants and resist the urge to leave him behind when he was drawing in monsters by the truck loads. He's earned a few insulting remarks especially when Cas starts calling him an abomination and all that jazz.

Plus it's impossible to be sarcastic with that guy. He just doesn't pick up on it and ninety percent of the time he thinks you're telling him the truth. It's difficult to keep up. ] I met him when I was in a bad situation. You all trained to let sarcasm go right over your head?

[tryingitall]

We're trained to ignore the nuances of human social behavior, for the most part. Emotion. Humor. Flirting. [Balthazar shrugs listlessly.]

Not that I'm asking for pity, but it really wasn't an enjoyable existence, serving Heaven.

[exvampirate]

Trained. We may be abominations, but have so much more fun than you boys. [ The angels didn't sound like they had anything going for them really. Sure lots of power, but too much responsibility looped around their necks it seemed. ] No flirtin' or humor? What a bummer. No wonder feathers never got my jokes. Nobody taught him how to.

[ He's smiling just because it was so easy for his jokes to confuse the poor angel. This one wasn't confused though. ] Pity? Ain't gonna get any from me. Nobody has it easy in this world. Hell I spent fifty-one years runnin' 'round Purgatory.

[tryingitall]

Abomination is as abomination does. [The smile's back now.] If you can refrain from eating the other residents, I think you and I will be just fine.

You're right, though. Castiel never did get jokes. Actually, he's always been a bit thicker about them than some of the rest of us. I'm not sure why that would be. [Apparently, trained or not, angels don't all roll off the belt the same way.]

Purgatory...would be where you met Castiel, I assume. [He's not sure he's ready to hear that answer, but judging from what Dean's already told him, it makes sense.]

[exvampirate]

I drink blood, but I don't drink live. I stopped before I got killed. It's one of the reasons I even wound up in Purgatory. [ He was content living his solitary life with Andrea, but the Old Man wasn't going to have any of that. He was going to rip any sort of happiness from Benny's hands for one last hooray. He got him back though.

This one seems a bit more loose in the ways of jokes and having a good time. He's getting the distinct feelings that him and the new angel friend will be good friends if they carry on like this. ] Yeah. Him and Dean sure had us all stirred up. They were like beacons just bringin' in the monsters for dinner.

[tryingitall]

Then I'll try and make sure no one gets confused and bumps you off. [Because he has a vague idea how hard it must be to hold back, and it should be encouraged.]

Sounds like a long story. Care to meet at the bar some time? I suppose they won't have your brand, but I don't mind drinking for the both of us.