Same face, different time (For empty_vessel)

[onasteelhorse]

"Jimmy?" Dean's voice was full of disbelief when he laid eyes on the man in front of him. There wasn't any doubt though, the change in his tone of voice and the way he spoke, his mannerisms. They were all... destinctly human and so familiar from the brief time he'd seen the man.

Well, this probably wasn't a good sign at all. "Where's Cas?"

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[empty_vessel]

There isn't. It's mostly drool and bile, interspersed with the occasional retching cough. Business must have been slow in the 'Will Heal For Food' trade, since it doesn't look like Jimmy's had much to eat today. Leaning on a trash can, he hacks up a last gag before wiping his mouth on his sleeve. He catches himself glancing in the trash can for anything edible, since stress just made him empty out what little had been in his stomach before.

But he finishes, spits a few times, and wipes his mouth on his sleeve again. "... Sorry." But Dean mentioned food. That was hopefully still on the table. And the shower. And not sleeping in the car? Well, he'd see on that one.

[onasteelhorse]

"It's fine. You okay?" He asks, brows furrowed in concern. If he needed a doctor or something, Dean had no idea what kinda story they were going to come up with... They'd figure something out though.

"If you're done, let's get inside. Sam's gone out for food."

[empty_vessel]

Jimmy nods, giving his mouth another wipe. ".... Can... Can I get a... a shower, maybe?" Because that would be really nice. He wraps his arms around himself and nods. "... I think I'm done, yeah. Stress, maybe... Something I ate?" He shudders and starts shuffling to get inside and catch up to Dean.

[onasteelhorse]

"Yeah... just relax. Bathroom's that way. I'll, uh... grab you some fresh clothes, but go ahead and go in if you want. Should be plenty of hot water." They lucked out and actually got a room with a decent shower for once.

"Sam should be back with some food soon too."

[empty_vessel]

Jimmy nods. A shower sounds wonderful.

He shrugs out of his coat and looks for a place to hang it up before acknowledging that it's filthy and dropping it on the floor in the corner.

"I'll.... I'll be back.. in a bit, then?" He ducks out of sight and Dean can hear shuffling around as Jimmy sets about getting clean.

[onasteelhorse]

With Jimmy tucked away in the bathroom, Dean fetched him some clean clothes and sat them outside of the door before he went to sit at the table with a sigh. Had to figure out what to do with the guy... not like they could drag him all over with them.

But dumping him off somewhere didn't exactly seem that smart either.

And where the hell was Cas? In a new vessel, back in Heaven with nothing? Not that he thought Jimmy was going to be offering himself up as a vessel again anytime soon, but Dean couldn't help but worry.

[empty_vessel]

Jimmy heads into the bathroom, to start stripping off his clothes and take his first shower in what feels like forever. He flips on the fluorescent lights, and flinches as he hears the hum. Pulls his arms tight around himself and shivers. Turns the big lights off, and opts to turn on the little ones framing the mirror. They don't make noise, and they're not as bright. So it's not as glaring when he sits down on the tub's edge to get himself back together.

The light's dim, but enough to see by, and it's a lot better than the fluorescent lights. Easier for him to get his head together, eventually.

[onasteelhorse]

While Jimmy freshens up, Dean settles at the computer and starts looking for... anything. He doesn't know what kind of trail he's looking for, but he's got to figure this out. Figure out what happened to Cas and figure out what to do with Jimmy in there.

[empty_vessel]

It takes a while, but he does get done eventually; still a little shaky, still nervous, but clean and dry.

And swimming in Dean's clothes. The lost weight accentuates it, but that doesn't change the fact that Dean has four inches and thirty or so pounds on Jimmy under healthy circumstances.

"You... You said Sam... was.. was going out for food, right?"