something in the orange, spn [ 2 ]

061. dog dean

"All right. What caused it?" Dean asks.

"Right here. "Blunt force, radiation, venom."" Sam reads.

"As in snake?" Dean asks.

"The taxidermist was constricted. Olivia and Dylan heard hissing, and they were sprayed in the eyes."

"By venom."

"By venom."

"Okay, so... what are we talking here, some sort of a freaky ass snake monster?" Dean asks, sitting across from Sam.

"Maybe. The weird thing is snakes either envenomate or constrict. No snake does both." Sam says.

"Correction -- freaky ass mega snake monster." Dean says.

"It could be a Vetala." Sam says.

"Yeah, but they're not afraid to sink their fangs in. Taxidermist was bite free. It doesn't really fit the profile."

"Right. So...?"

"So, call Kevin. Have him look some stuff up."

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"An Inuit spell?" Dean asks. They're at the motel and the Colonel is lying on the floor by the table. Dean and Sam are sitting across from each other while Larissa is sitting between them. Athena is on Dean's lap, playing with the one of the buttons on his flannel. Dean has one arm around Athena to prevent her from falling. Ophelia and Libby are sitting across from Larissa.

"Yeah. Who knew the, uh, Men of Letters had its own Eskimo section?" Sam shrugs.

"And it's supposed to let us communicate with The Colonel?" Dean asks.

"Yeah, well... that's the plan." Sam says, mixing the ingredients. "Kevin said it's like a sort of human/animal mind meld."

"Meaning?" Dean asks.

"If it works, we should be able to read The Colonel's thoughts." Sam says.

"All right, I'll do it." Dean takes the glass. "You-- you got enough on your plate."

"Like what?" Sam asks.

"Uh, like... you're tired. You're on the mend, okay? You, uh... you've got kids. You know, can't really parent if you're talking to dogs."

"You have a kid." Ophelia says.

"Yeah, but you're old enough to take care of yourself." Dean says. Ophelia rolls her eyes. "Plus, you-- you've got a sensitive stomach. Last thing we need is you chucking this stuff up." He tells Sam. "Doesn't look so bad."

Athena babbles, reaching for the glass.

"Hmm, yeah, not for you, munchkin." Dean tells her. He downs the potion. "I was wrong." He says, grimacing. Athena smiles at his disgusted expression. "Come on." He holds a hand out to Sam.

Sam gives Dean a book and he recites the spell.

"All right. Let's get this party started. Tell me everything you know." Dean tells The Colonel. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" Dean laughs. He looks at the other four who aren't amused. "Tough crowd." He mumbles before glancing down at Athena who is smiling.

"See? She gets humor." Dean says.

"She's 4 months old. She smiles at literally anything." Larissa says.

The Colonel barks. Dean shakes his head at the couple.

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"So, call Kevin. Spell tasted like ass and was a bust." Dean says.