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[He looks away from her, lulling into a thoughtful silence. Pissing Nami off wasn't on his list to things to do, but he isn't surprised. How else do you reply to something like this? He'd be freaked out if his friend told him this kind of thing, too.

He speaks softly, carefully.]

I know. It could cost me, I know that. But... if it's true, then this could be the way we stop this. I know it's not my job to always be there and fix things. But I -- I was part of breaking the lock on her. If people die, it's on me.

[Though Sam usually makes the argument that lives are always on him despite whatever the situation is, but this time he thinks it's indisputable enough that she can't exactly deny it's otherwise.]

... They could help. This Darkness -- it puts them in jeopardy, too. It's their enemy, too.

[She's keeping a lid on it, and truly she's not angry at you, Sam. Just... angry at the whole shitfest. It hurts to think about going through it all over again, maybe. It was horrifying enough to realise it happened the first time, y'know?]

I know. You're obviously thinking this through, and I don't-- [She's not there, this is surface scraping, he knows how his world works, she doesn't. She trails off, and then adds more quietly, a little pleading.]

It just feels like you're being set up. Do you have to go back into the cage to talk to them? Can you-- talk from outside?

...could you send someone else they don't want to mangle into pieces to negotiate? It's not about hiding, just... keeping the field as neutral as possible.

They're capable of mangling anybody who goes in there, Nami. I can't endanger anyone I know with something like that.

... Maybe I could figure out a way to talk with them. Outside of the Cage.

[He says it to at the very least give Nami some peace of mind.]

[There's the smallest of eye rolls because she knows damn well what she was asking of you there, Sam.]

I'm not suggesting someone else to keep you safe. I'm suggesting someone else to get a better answer from the assholes you're trying to negotiate with. [Though yeah, staying safe is a nice side effect, but she'd never suggest Sam throw someone else under the bus. She wouldn't do that either. But Sam, they just want to use as a chew toy. Someone like Cas, maybe they'd actually listen.

Who knows. Stepping in over her head again.

......she runs a hand down her face.]

Whatever you do, just... make sure of it a little more. This whole thing reeks of trying to set you up.

I'm not gonna argue it doesn't reek, because it does...

I'll wait. See what else I'm shown, before I do anything. Just be sure.

Good. [She'd say she trusts you, Sam, and she does. But you also have this distressing habit of throwing yourself to the wolves, so...]

So when you finally work out what's going on, you need to drop by and satisfy my curiosity. [And, y'know, that you're still alive. So there.]

[He gives a small salute.]

Aye, aye, cartographer.

I'll be careful. Pretty sure Dean won't let me do anything too insane, anyway.

[We don't talk about 10x23, okay.]

Debatable. [Dryly. Dean doesn't make good judgment calls from what she can see. But he is protective, so. Maybe.]

You ever want to hash this out any more or just vent, I'll be around.

I know you'll be.

Thanks, Nami.

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