'Expert' might be overstating the case, but Castiel took the chair opposite, leaning forward a bit, and shared what he did know.
"It seems Creation is bigger than we realized," he said. "This place is some sort of interdimensional nexus. It draws in entities from many planes of existence and many points in their respective histories. The only authority I'm aware of is a capricious entity which appears in the shape of a hat." He checked a sigh, knowing very well how ridiculous that sounded, though it also occurred to him that such a thing might appeal to Gabriel's somewhat unique sense of humor.
"Whether the hat chooses those who are brought here is unclear, but it is tasked with assigning houses based on how we answer the questions put to us, and it occasionally interferes in the business of the occupants for its own amusement." If Gabriel was inclined to complain about that, well...angels were no great believers in karma, either, but every now and again Cas thought there just might be something to the idea.
"The castle proper was once a school of magical instruction, from what I'm told. Now it serves as a dwelling place for those who've been gathered. We are left largely to our own devices, except when the hat," he grimaced slightly, "gets one of its 'ideas.'"
He paused fractionally. "While I wouldn't call it an ideal situation, I would venture to say it is preferable to being dead." Among other far more unpleasant alternatives.
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"It seems Creation is bigger than we realized," he said. "This place is some sort of interdimensional nexus. It draws in entities from many planes of existence and many points in their respective histories. The only authority I'm aware of is a capricious entity which appears in the shape of a hat." He checked a sigh, knowing very well how ridiculous that sounded, though it also occurred to him that such a thing might appeal to Gabriel's somewhat unique sense of humor.
"Whether the hat chooses those who are brought here is unclear, but it is tasked with assigning houses based on how we answer the questions put to us, and it occasionally interferes in the business of the occupants for its own amusement." If Gabriel was inclined to complain about that, well...angels were no great believers in karma, either, but every now and again Cas thought there just might be something to the idea.
"The castle proper was once a school of magical instruction, from what I'm told. Now it serves as a dwelling place for those who've been gathered. We are left largely to our own devices, except when the hat," he grimaced slightly, "gets one of its 'ideas.'"
He paused fractionally. "While I wouldn't call it an ideal situation, I would venture to say it is preferable to being dead." Among other far more unpleasant alternatives.