originalchump: (This man is serious?)
Gadreel ([personal profile] originalchump) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2014-10-25 11:07 am

Well this life can be such a devil

Who: Gadreel Gale Shurley and YOU!
Where: The Shurley Bros residence, the animal shelter, and probably some bar
When: Oct 24-28
Rating: TBD, PG to start
Summary: Gale Shurley isn't exactly pleased with his life, but he's about to find out it could be a lot worse.
The Story:

Oct 24th-26th
The evening of the 24th happens like most of his evenings do. Once he has an awkward dinner with his son, he cracks a diet soda and tries to relax for a little while before he heads to sleep. This time, however, he makes a special effort to try and flag down Caston for a conversation.

Waking up on the 25th, for Gale Shurley, feels a lot like waking up from some sort of coma. He feels a little more alive, less like the mindless zombie he was yesterday. He resolves that he's going to try to mend things with at least one of his older brothers, and a recent drop-off at the clinic gives him the perfect opportunity. He heads over to Luke's place once he's finished his shift, the large snake coiled around his arms. When he returns home, he has more questions than he has answers.

The 26th is a more difficult day at work than he's had in years. A young girl comes in with a kitten too young to have left its mother, a weak thing that will obviously not survive. The girl looks at him with wide, bright eyes ... and when he takes the kitten in his hands, the creature lets out a sigh of relief. It calms, and it looks -- stronger. Despite his first instincts, the kitten improves throughout the day. This phenomenon repeats itself several times, and Gale swears he catches the image of wings in his shadow more times than he can count. More disturbing, however, is the blood that he feels is drenching his hands...the images of his hand on his son's face in a touch that is far from gentle.

It's easy enough that night to key in a text message to Damien. He needs a drink, and a friend who isn't going to be too judgemental of him. Damien's never really been the sort to think badly of anyone, even if it's because he thinks he has no room to judge.

Oct 27th
The images of him taking the life of his son have become too much to bear. Instead of heading to work, Gale heads to a quiet spot in town to grab a cup of coffee and think ... but he eventually sends a text to Daniel, asking him to meet him at the diner.

The boy deserved the truth, didn't he?

Evening - 28

[personal profile] first_demon 2014-10-25 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Things had settled down and Lilith - yes, Lilith, could remember everything. Waking up next to an angel hadn't been her first desire and after a conversation, she had retreated hastily. She had needed time to think, to evaluate everything that had happened and the humanity she had felt inside of her.

Now that matters with her supposed daughter had been settled, there was one other that she had wanted to see. Someone else she loved, or might have loved. It was confusing and that humanity was still lodged in her head. He would at least make sense of everything.

"Gadreel." She used his real name, wondering on what his response would be.
Edited 2014-10-25 22:28 (UTC)

[personal profile] first_demon 2014-10-26 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
"Memories I would care to forget. I think many would admit the other world was simpler, happier." She wasn't ashamed to tell him that. Waking up to this life, to this identity, it was worse than a hangover. "At least those who found some level of happiness."

Like they did, but she wouldn't say that. Not out loud.

"You look well, at least."

[personal profile] first_demon 2014-10-26 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
"That's what I mean." She said, revealing far more than she had intended to. Delving more into this than she had wanted. "Everything was going right, everything was becoming perfect." Lilith frowned, trying to mask her features, but failing.

Her gaze swept over him, searching for signs of his pain, though knowing it was all internal. "I understand. This isn't going to be easy to forget. Some of us have made connections that we didn't expect. Felt things that we didn't think we could." She thought of Lily, the girl she thought was her daughter. She had loved her deeply. She had viewed her as her treasure. Now there was an empty hole inside.

"You're worried about Kevin?"

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avoirfaim: i already got the people skills (the devil takes care of his own)

26th

[personal profile] avoirfaim 2014-10-26 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
The thing about having his office in the building directly adjacent to the shelter is that Henry can hear when a child comes in panicking through the plaster thin walls. Even with the growling of his stomach keeping him from finishing his paperwork he can hear her shrieking, and his internal reaction to it is, in simplest terms, strange. So very used to what he is sure can only be the calm, unaffected familiarity with children's tears that came with guardianship, he doesn't expect his stomach to twist from more than just hunger. Not for the first time in the last few days his thoughts went to Mischa. She seemed more distant in his mind than just being away for a few days with friends, and with an ice cold anger coming out of left field and distracting him from stomach pangs he headed for the dividing door, quick on his feet.

When he arrives he found the girl sniffling into her mother's jacket, and Gale over a young dog, breathing surprisingly easily.

"What happened?" He asks as he keels down in front of the animal, checking its vitals.
avoirfaim: murder tie in the house (same tie i wore to dinner yeah)

[personal profile] avoirfaim 2014-11-13 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Miracles, like magic, are only excuses for not understanding something." He says quite calmly as he feels the bones in the dog's paw, and around under his clavicle. It's like speaking to a child who needs lessons simplified with calm assurance that the truth is, as always, scientific.

Scientific or not though, this is unsual.

He frowns, looking back at Gale and the blood on him.

"This dog has no wounds. Did you wash your hands before seeing to him?"

Oh, he noticed the blood on them Gale, don't think he didn't.

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freewill: (the thread's so thin)

24th

[personal profile] freewill 2014-10-26 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
The awkward dinner is one that Caston happens to miss, at least this time around. It's not purposeful avoidance, though he's been guilty of that too, in the past. No one should feel unwelcome in their own home, and Gale has never wanted that for Caston, but the addition of Daniel has definitely added an unknown element to the equation. They're as settled as they're going to get, and that's the problem.

This time around, he misses dinner due having the closing shift at work. Convenience store food doesn't make for a good dinner, so Caston instead picks up a burger from the drive-through on the way home. He lets himself into the house, expecting everyone to be asleep, but it's almost as if Gale decided to wait for his return.

When his brother asks for a word, Caston nods. He's tired out from the day, but out of his three siblings, Gale's the one that Caston can never really refuse. They get along the best -- there's a reason they're living together, after all. It's not that Caston wants nothing to do with his family. It's just...

Complicated.

They sit down at the kitchen table and Caston unwraps his burger. He sends a careful glance at Gale across from him. "What is it?"
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[personal profile] freewill 2014-10-27 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Both of them are in jobs that don't appear to be going anywhere. There's not much in the way of upward mobility at the general store, and it's no doubt the same thing at the animal shelter. They make enough to live on, but just barely, and no doubt Gale wants something more than that for his newfound son.

"Just because Daniel leaves doesn't mean you won't have a place in his life," Caston points out between a bite of food. Children don't work that way. Gale's accepted the boy into his life, which means that he'll be involved in his future to some extent.

But it sounds as if Gale wants something more than their usual lives in their dissatisfying jobs. At least Gale helps out animals in need of homes. All Caston does is sell snack food and toilet paper to people. "Do you not enjoy your work at the shelter?" he asks.

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vates: (:( D: take your prophecy and shove it)

Oct. 27

[personal profile] vates 2014-10-27 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Whatever these memories are, however real this Kevin's life might be, Daniel doesn't want any part of it; he doesn't want to believe that any of that could be true, but he knows in his heart that they are. He can try to deny it, and he really, really wants to, maybe even lets himself, but it's all so clear now. Tavish/Crowley cutting off his finger; Sam and Dean; Metatron saving him; and finally, Gale, or Gadreel, killing him while wearing Sam's face.

It's so fucking unfair. Kevin never got to know his father, either, and now here Daniel is, in some other life, finally making those steps with someone when he'd just lost his mother, but it turns out to be the guy who kills him in another life. What does that even mean?

He's volleying between angry at nothing in particular, at everything, at specific people, at himself, and mostly feeling empty, hopeless. Even his life here was shit, but not quite on the same level as that. He'd gladly accept a shitty place where his murderer is brainwashed into being his father, or whatever happened, over the truth.

Of course, he has to go see Gale. Gadreel. Whoever he is. Maybe he was right to pick a public place to do this, considering how confused Daniel feels as he walks down the aisle toward the booth where Gale's sitting. He stops in front of him, staring first at the table, and then up at Gale, looking him hard in the eye, before he sits down across from him.

"What am I supposed to take away from this? In this life you're my father, but in another life, you kill me?"
vates: (:( D: he's only 18 years old jfc)

[personal profile] vates 2014-10-31 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
"You mean you were less restless after you killed me? That's great. Glad I could help."

He and his father had forged something like a bond, and Daniel was getting used to the idea of finally having that father he always wondered about, but now with this new information, he's finding it difficult, or confusing, or both. While he still has positive feelings for Gale, the part of him that remembers being Kevin remembers the anger and the resignation. And maybe Kevin was okay with it, but Daniel still has the strength to be angry on his behalf.

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dissemble: (You've been drinking like)

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[personal profile] dissemble 2014-10-28 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke is surprised to find Gale at his door at this time of day. He immediately jumps to the wrong conclusion.

"This is a surprise, Gale. What did you do this time? Is Kevin all right?"
dissemble: (Dropping glasses)

[personal profile] dissemble 2014-11-03 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that's a relief at least. If there's no emergency, it means Michael won't get mad at everyone again.

"I take it it's about this beautiful creature wrapped around your neck, then." He admires the snake. "You wanna come in?"
glumshoe: no more free boxers show for you look what you did (no i'm putting pants on right now)

26th

[personal profile] glumshoe 2014-10-28 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Damien's text message log is a small graveyard of drunken misfires to his number, spam, and intentional, but short threads of conversation. Shocking, he knows. So ignoring the buzz in his back pocket for about ten minutes while he puts the finishing touches on the dog chow is how little Damien's prepared to entertain a real request for company. But Gale is a good - not exactly fair weather friend, but easy to get along with, and Damien can appreciate no end of stories coming out of the animal shelter.

Your place?
glumshoe: i am a walking bad idea (i mean look at what i'm wearing)

[personal profile] glumshoe 2014-11-07 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
As you please. Back door's open as usual.

[ Avoiding people while Damien is in a drinking mood is top priority, and aside from at work, Damien is almost always in a drinking mood. A smarter man would take the headaches the mornings after as a cue to cut that shit out, if Damien thought that was the reason for the almost daily afflictions. But lately he's had strange dreams that aren't his usual kind that make him avoid spiced rum for another few months, tinged with nostalgia that he won't bring up with casual friends like Gale. Or less casual friends.

When he gets there Damien will be polishing off a PBR a coworker had pushed off on him at the last office party. He'd shoved it deep in his fridge behind everything he'd rather drink first and until payday and therefore higher quality beer, he'll let Gale bring his own in exchange for sanctuary and time with a few sweeter dogs and less overbearing owners.
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