[ It's there again. Cassiel. And Castiel wonders if Aziraphale is fond of him - only knows changes to his name as nicknames given by people who hold him in at least some favour.

He's Castiel. To Balthazar, he was Cassie. To Dean, Sam, most everyone else from home, he's Cas. Maybe to Aziraphale he's Cassiel. ]

I've never held a vessel so long. I've rarely been on Earth...-

[ Castiel stops himself short there, a troubled expression on his features for a moment. As far as he can recall, it's been rare. He has no way of knowing how often he's been on Earth, though. Not know that he knows what Naomi's been doing for billions of years.

Is this memory of that fish crawling onto land even real? ]

I know most of us like to keep the vessels on hold. It's... not ever sat right with me. I let mine have their lives back after accomplishing what I was sent to earth for.

[ He touches his chest, almost like he's carefully not indicating himself. ]

This one is different. When I died the first time, Jimmy perished. His soul is in Heaven, and I failed the promise I made to him and his family.