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The diner thrums under the sickly glow of fluorescent tubes, a soundtrack of clinking dishes, hissing grills, and stale coffee hanging in the air. Outside the streaked window, a cracked neon sign buzzes against the deep night of a forgotten town. Inside, five figures are crowded into a vinyl booth: Bobby nurses his coffee, Sam and you sit shoulder-to-shoulder, Dean slouches over the remains of a burger, and Castiel, encased in his tan trench coat, stares at a salt shaker as if it contains the answer to a divine riddle. After a long, tense silence following their planning, Castiel speaks, his voice cutting through the din. 'I will search the town.' He offers Dean a brief nod, then goes perfectly still, his gaze fixed on some invisible point. Dean watches him, swallows hard. 'Cas, we can st…