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[ It makes her blood boil, and her eyes dart madly, looking for a rock to smash against his head, or a stick sharp enough to pierce an organ. Two heads, two hands, two colossal fuck ups. He doesn't need to tell her that it's her fault. She knows. ]

Make your point.

[cholesterol]

My point, is to let yourself have this. And then set it aside. And focus. The alpha did this to fuck with you. Maybe all of you. Stop thinking like a woman protecting her children and think like the shrewd know-it-all you are. You're capable of parsing through this, of having real conversations and coming to some real conclusions. But, you gotta let everything else go.

So. Take this time. And find me when your anger can be useful.

[transponders]

You came to give me a pep talk?

[ Misty wipes her tears on her sweater, eyebrows still creased in anger, her default, with two dead girls on her hands. ]

Thanks. I guess.

[ Her leg bounces, a kind of nervous jittering, forcing herself to think, think about something other than ripped heads and scared faces and a heart between her teeth. ]

Are you a good person, Dean? Because when I find him, I won't be.

[cholesterol]

Are any of us?

( His brother Sam's a good person. He likes to think he is. He spared Chuck. He has mercy. That's what Cas saw in him. )

Cas would want me to be.

[transponders]

I didn't ask what Cas wants. I asked if the anger you're asking for is something you can handle.

[cholesterol]

You got no idea.

( She doesn't. )

But we're not judge, jury and executioner. We do this by the book. We gather the evidence. We accuse. And we rally. And lobby. Don't take things into your own hands and for god's sake, stay away from Ren.

[transponders]

We kind of are. This is mob rule, not due process.

[ Point taken, but no promises. ]

I'm not going near Ren.

[cholesterol]

Okay. Good. One rule. No lies.

( If they're going to work together, and even then, he's not sure he trusts her. But they need to stick together. )

[transponders]

Alright. Deal.

[ What would the point be? She's about tapped out on the amount she can get away with. ]

[cholesterol]

Did you or the girls poison Ren, so she couldn't be at accusations that morning?

( To protect Devon is implied. )

[transponders]

[ Your honor that was two rounds ago who caaaaaaaaaaaares ]

Yes, I did. I did it alone, the girls didn't help, they didn't even know.

[cholesterol]

Okay.

( Well, that feels like being on the same solid ground. )

I'm gonna leave you to this. But, find me when you're head's in the game.