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[godsspeed]

@whatisthis

This device is meant to be a means of long-distance communication. It seems remarkably impractical.

Regardless, if you leave me a 'message' I will do my best to respond.

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[nursetemple]

I can't say that He's talked back to me, that's for sure.

[And why would he? She's never done anything to grant His attention; she's barely an example of a good Christian girl, after all. She might be doing something good with her life, but it's not like she's followed His principles as much as her mother wanted her to.]

Do you know if He hears us anyway? Even when it feels like we're praying to no one, sometimes?

[godsspeed]

[ Castiel hesitates slightly. Some time ago the answer would have been 'yes, of course' with no second thought given, but now he isn't so sure. It eats away at him - to have doubt is one of the greatest crimes an angel can commit, but what Anna and Uriel had to say about their Father's long silence and whether Michael and Raphael were truly speaking for Him stick in his mind. ]

No. I don't know, not for sure. It is... not often that he speaks to us, either. [ This isn't something he should be saying. Revealing the workings of Heaven isn't forbidden exactly, but only because it simply isn't done, not without good reason. It is true, though, and it's never been in Castiel's nature to lie - though perhaps his motivations for sharing this much are a little selfish. From her questions, it seems like Claire may well come very close to understanding what he's going through. It's not fair to burden a human with reaffirming an angel's faith, but in the moment he can't help himself. ]

But... all angels can hear prayers, if we listen for them. I can't imagine there's anything we can do that he can't.