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[Castiel isn't one to make use of the network unless he has good reason for it, but this falls squarely into that category. When the feed starts up, he's seated in the music room, which is one of the only areas in the mansion he could find that has an empty seat and isn't affected by one of the residual events.

He clearly isn't there to play the piano, though. He's got his phone pointed at his face and his expression is nothing short of grim. It's been a trying past few days.]

I've conferred with someone else about this and it looks to be a plague that's affected a number of us. I have memories that don't belong to me.

[There's already been some yelling about it over the network, whereas Castiel is much more controlled. He wants this fixed, if that's even possible.]

I may be able to put them back where they belong, if I can find their owner.

[At that point, he lifts up a piece of paper where he's sketched out some patterns from memory.] Does anyone here have tattoos that look like this, along their chest, arms, and back? [There's so much more he could say -- about being the Chosen One, or knowing the archangels Michael and Gabriel, but he would rather not air this mystery person's dirty laundry on the network for everyone to hear. Hopefully the mention of tattoos will be enough to grab someone's attention.

He lowers the paper.] And... if anyone has memories of being an angel, we may need to talk. [He would also rather not go into any further detail about what he's missing. It's hard to, when he only knows the very basics of what he's lost.]

One last warning: stay out of Dean Winchester's way. He's still dangerous.

[Castiel reaches forward for his phone and the feed cuts.]

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[It's understandable for Kaneki to be anxious, knowing that some details of his true nature are out there. But there's no reason that it should be traced back to him, if the one who held his memories agreed to stay silent.

Hopefully this Rocket is true to his word.]

That was all it took? [If that's the case, then it makes his job much simpler. All he has to do is find the one who has his memories.]

Thank you for the information. What sort of memories have you had inflicted on you? [If it's someone Castiel knows, by chance, he might be able to help.]

[Kaneki nods. He was pretty relieved it was so simple. He'd really had no idea how to proceed when he'd first approached Rocket.]

They're mostly about my mother. Or... someone's mother. About promising her to finish school and her dying before I did.

[From what Castiel's gathered, there are far too many people here with a dead mother, Sam and Dean being near the top of the list for him.

Still, it's hard to imagine that all of their memories would revolve around that. This sounds more like a death that they had known was coming, like an illness.]

... Unfortunately, that doesn't narrow it down much.

[Kaneki's own mother is dead as well, making it a bit difficult to really separate these memories from his own.]

It helps, though. There's no part of the memory that indicates I--they quit school or finished it, which means it's probably a teenager.

[Castiel himself doesn't have a mother, so if he had been given those memories, that would have caused even more confusion than the set that he has now.]

There are only a handful here that are that young. Chances are that you'll find them sooner rather than later.

[Memories of a dead parent would no doubt be precious, so the person they belong to should be eager to seek out Kaneki.]

I think so. It will just take some asking around.

[A teenager narrows things down, yeah. It seems to Kaneki like being an angel would, too.]

Have you gotten any leads on yours?

[There are only so many angels here, it's true, and thankfully his siblings haven't cropped up too much in this process.]

Yes, someone responded who may have my memories. We're going to meet up soon.

[Which still leaves him with the task of finding out whose memories he has, but he's hopeful that this broadcast will do its job. It already has on a few different counts.]

That's good news!

[He pauses, tilting his head.]

But it doesn't seem like that many people were affected by this. Unless a lot of people just haven't realized it, there should be more people on the network talking about it, right?

It may be that some would rather not speak so openly about what they remember. Or that it's taking them longer to realize that something doesn't fit.

[In Castiel's case, it had been all too obvious, though even then it had taken a day to sink in.]

It's enough of us that it may take some time to put everything back where it belongs.

[Though this entire situation makes him curious. Had Wonderland meant for this to happen? Is this simply another event? Given that it's right on the heels of all those previous events repeating themselves, it's cause for concern.]

I wonder how long we have. Events usually only last a few days, so what if this one ends and we haven't gotten things straightened out?

Wonderland has a way of always returning to the status quo...

But it would be preferable if we didn't have to find out.

[Kaneki nods, frowning, looking a bit embarrassed.]

I always worry that this time it won't turn out that way.

It's better to remain vigilant.

[In other words, Castiel doesn't see that as a bad trait.]

Focus on searching out who those memories belong to.

Right. That's probably the best thing I can do right now.

[Or really the only thing he can do.]

Good luck taking care of the ones you have, too, Castiel-san.

[On the other hand, at least there is some way to for them to fix this, as opposed to simply living with it.

He nods, grateful.] My thanks for the information.

[With that, he ends the call.]

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