“Oh, that’s Leslie, and that’s Ron, and that’s Tom, and that’s Jerry and, that’s April, and that’s Andy,” Nick said, pointing to each character as they came on screen. He explained a little bit about all of their personalities as well.
Cas listened attentively, but he still didn't really understand what was going on. "So like… what are they trying to do? What's their goal?"
“They work in the parks and rec department of Pawnee, Indiana, and in this episode Leslie is trying to plan a county fair sort of thing,” Nick continued to explain.
"Oh… okay." Cas rested his head on Nick's shoulder with a soft hum. "Who's your favorite?" He asked curiously to make conversation.
Nick’s heart jolted a bit when Cas put his head on Nick’s shoulder, but he smiled. “I think April is really funny.”
"Which one was April, again?" Cas asked, keeping his eyes on the screen to see if he could find who Nick was talking about.
“The girl who’s Ron’s assistant,” he replied. “Her.” He pointed as she came on screen.
Cas nodded a bit and shifted slightly closer to Nick. "Then I guess she's my favorite too since I don't really know anyone."
Nick grinned. “She’s the best character.”
"If you say so, Nick." Cas hummed a bit. "How long am I allowed to stay here?" He asked.
“I don’t know, probably until dinner? But if you wanna eat dinner here my mom would probably be fine with it,” he repsonded.
Cas nodded a bit. "Is your mom nice?" He asked curiously. "I never knew my mom, so she probably wasn't…"
“Yeah, she’s pretty nice,” he said offhandedly.
"Alright…" Cas fell quiet, simply huddled up against Nick while he watched the show. He clearly wasn't super familiar with personal space, but he was comfortable.
Nick hoped that Cas liked Parks and Rec as much as he did, smiling as he watched the show.
(Should we skip to dinner or something lol)
(yeah sounds good)
Cas sat nervously at the table when it was finally time for dinner. "Thank you very much for having me, ma'am…" He said softly to Nick's mother, dipping his head a bit.
She smiled, eyes crinkling at the corners. “Of course,” she responded. “It’s always good to meet Nick’s friends. Anyway, eat up.”
Cas thanked the woman again and did as he was told, starting to eat. It suddenly occurred to him that he hadn't told his foster parents where he'd be. He also remembered that he didn't have a phone or know their phone numbers. He panicked a bit, but tried to keep it as internal as possible. He'd deal with it later.
(The baby 👉👈)
(wow that’s so good!!! the talent!!!)
Nick began eating as well, feeling a bit awkward with Cas here for the first time, but overall not bad. His younger sister was busy tonight with some softball thing, and his dad was working.
(Aa thank you!)
After Cas finished eating, he sat silently with a nervous expression. He didn't know how to get back home from here, and he had no way of figuring it out on his own. He didn't even know how far his foster parents' house was from here. He also didn't own a cell phone or know either of his foster parents' numbers, so he was just stuck.
“So, Cas, are you involved in any extracurriculars?” Nick’s mom asked before taking another bite of food.