010 + LIKE A CEDAR OF LEBANON [VIDEO]

[trenchcoatedly]

I'm sorry if my brother was rude to anyone. He can sometimes be a bit abrasive, especially given these circumstances.

Admiral, I'd like to be the supervising warden of the greenhouse.

Rasitlin, how are you feeling?

[LOCKED to LUA]

What sort of things does Richie like?

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[surrenders]

[ If Lua was a warden, she'd have a guilty conscience right about now, but no, not so much. ]

Thing about Richie is he's like a kid. Not a baby or anything, but he likes the same kind of things as that Ed kid. Comic books, scary movies, things like that. He grew up a lot later than me, though, so I don't know about everything kids do these days.

What you want to ask him to do? [ Cas doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would just give out gifts. ]

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[trenchcoatedly]

Thank you.

I want him to trust me.

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[surrenders]

You back him up, he'll trust you.

He could use something to do, though. Seems really bored around here.

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[trenchcoatedly]

Thank you.

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[ silent for a moment, like she may be too pushy ] If I was looking for something like that, I'd ask some kids what a guy can do all day that won't get him in trouble. Don't think he can stick with real work like most of us have.

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[trenchcoatedly]

[He doesn't seem offended or like she's stepped on his toes. Definitely grateful, actually.]

Thank you. I see.

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[surrenders]

He'd need someone watching him. If that's something you do...

[ She knows her warden's basically stalking her, but doesn't know if Cas's efforts extend that far. ]

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[trenchcoatedly]

Originally I would have been much more capable of something like this, but with limits to my strength on the barge, it wouldn't be as easy.

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[surrenders]

Could follow him like my warden does me.

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[trenchcoatedly]

How's does he or she do it?

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[surrenders]

Like you follow people. Except she's smart about it.

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[trenchcoatedly]

I don't think that would instill in Richie that I trust him, if I were to always be there, watching him.

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[surrenders]

...think he has to be someone you can trust before you can trust him.

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[trenchcoatedly]

I do trust him.

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[surrenders]

[ Nothing changes in her face at all, but there's something hidden in how she talks and moves that Cas probably won't be able to identify, though he'll notice it. ]

Yeah?

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[trenchcoatedly]

[Castiel is about the worst at picking up subtle social cues, so while he can detect something has changed, he's really not sure what it is.]

One can't have a relationship without trust.

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[surrenders]

What made you trust him? [ She doesn't. She can't. ]

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[trenchcoatedly]

I don't understand.

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[surrenders]

Can't just decide "I'm going to trust someone" when you don't know if you can.

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[trenchcoatedly]

I trust people, until they give me a reason not to.

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[surrenders]

[ "Think he's given you enough reasons," she thinks, but won't say that or even admit she's thinking it. ]

So you want to start all over?

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[trenchcoatedly]

What do you mean?

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[surrenders]

Thought you wouldn't trust him.

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[trenchcoatedly]

You thought incorrectly.

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[surrenders]

So what would change it?