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[venatoris]

so everyone's cool with the squid thing
like everyone just collectively agreed that was okay
and went with it
that's a thing people just live with in this crappy city

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Text; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

[So he's unaware this is Dean on the other end of the line and just assumes this is some newbie who woke up on the beach.]

I tend not to think about it too hard. In the last town, I periodically turned into a deer, in this one I became human last month. Honestly being an ocean creature isn't that much of a surprise.

[venatoris]

i honestly don't even know what to say to this, dude

[survivalthroughhate]

You'll survive. Most do. Or you'll end up perishing in horrible fashion and end up back in the ocean. One of the two.

[venatoris]

well. that's reassuring

i think

[survivalthroughhate]

Given death is rarely permanent in this place for Sleepers, you'll be just fine no matter what happens.

[That's about as close to optimism as Maul is willing to get.]

[venatoris]

what do you mean, death isn't permanent?

[survivalthroughhate]

Most of the time when you die, you simply return to the sea as a squid, and reform eventually back on the beach.

[venatoris]

[ ...gross, but -- ]

Huh. That's good to know.

[survivalthroughhate]

You'll be fine. If you need any help adjusting, ask those who have been here a long time. [He pauses.] Which I suppose includes me now.

[venatoris]

what's your name?

[survivalthroughhate]

Darth Maul. And yours?

[venatoris]

[ give him a moment -- ]

like the sith dude?

[survivalthroughhate]

The one and only.

[Either his reputation is proceeding him here or this is someone who has those fictional movies in their universe.]

[venatoris]

well son of a bitch

[ definitely the latter ]

[survivalthroughhate]

I assure you I am every bit as fearsome as you probably think I am.

Who am I speaking with?

[venatoris]

[ eh, maybe. probably. he was pretty legit, no lie. ]

Dean Winchester. Nice to meet you. [ he thinks ]

[survivalthroughhate]

[...........What the.......? Is this really happening? How can Dean have no memory of him? But different versions of people have shown up after others have left before. Perhaps this is much of the same?]

So you only recently came out of the ocean?

[That will confirm it for him, though he does think that will be a remarkable turn around time if one version left and another showed up right afterwards.]

[venatoris]

Yeah. Really recent. That sucked.

[survivalthroughhate]

[Well, this is definitely interesting. The Winchesters had gone back into the sea and now one of them has crawled back out. Maul wonders if this means he still owes a debt to Dean since this is a different version of him entirely? Probably. Maul won't feel right until he's done something like save the man's life.]

Well, have you need of any assistance, all you need do is ask.

[Not an offer Maul would make to just anyone but he owes Dean one. He'll just have to keep checking in on the Winchester to make sure that he's settling in well and not doing anything stupid again like dying.]

[venatoris]

[ okay, that’s weird. Just going off what dean knows of this guy, he’s pretty sure Darth Maul isn’t usually so magnanimous. Surely this is a trick. ]

yeah, man. I’ll keep that in mind, thanks.

[ Dean is sus ]