Completely off topic, but how often do people actually get knocked out from a blow to the head, or a punch in the face?

People on TV seem to be conveniently unconscious a lot.

If you can rock the head so that the back of brain slams against the brain pan, you maximise your chances for unconsciousness. What is most unconscious on TV is how long they stay out (conveniently long), and how cleanly they come out of it (very).

The first awesome thing to come out of the D/C BB is this, petite madame's (first?) posting. Just amazing. It's spoilery for obstinatrix's story, so don't click if you'd rather read first.

The fic was fine, but dances a delicate Wincest line (it's Samstiel), and I don't think she gets at all the sort of stuff that squicks your average person squicked by incest. I mean, I buy the motivation of everyone involved, I just don't get anything out of reading those bits. And she has proper S/D/C outtakes, for those who enjoy.

God I can't believe how far away Friday is. Dean's leg is broken, dammit! Sam's seizing! Bobby's missing! THE SALVAGE YARD??

So, say he's alive. What happens? He rebuilds with insurance? Moves in with the Sheriff? Goes on the road with the boys (I actually don't want that to happen--I want more of them alone, please)?

I would imagine he has enough invested in the salvage business he would have to dispose of it someway--sell off, or keep it as a business, hire someone to manage it. It's on the books. If he shows up alive--legally alive--then he's accountable for it. He can't just walk off and abandon it, the county will come after him for cleanup and taxes.

There's probably insurance on the house. I don't know what an adjuster would decide, looking at the damage, but I'm thinking lightning strike would be probable--or act of god.

If Bobby's alive, he'll show up, make some decisions about the yard and the house: stay, tear down the wreckage, rebuild, or sell off and take the insurance settlement and relocate.

I'd think he'd sort of want to go to ground, be less accessible and exposed. I doubt he'd bunk in with Sheriff Mills, he'd be a lightning rod drawing the leviathans (I'm so sorry, I can't keep Moya out of mind) to her, and he wouldn't want to do that. I don't think he'd go wandering at his age, either, but if he did, he wouldn't travel with the guys. That's too much knowledge and opposition in one place to risk, I'd think.

Total speculation, there. Can't wait to see what does play out.

Whose hand was the black goo oozing towards at the end?

For meta reasons specifically, I can't see them turning Bobby into the big bad *or* killing him right now -- that's a lot of action at the very beginning of the season, and a lot to live up to. But that's just my feeling.

It looked to me like the house was the real victim, and there are other buildings on the salvage yard property, even if they're just sheds. So I could see him sort of camping out in one of those for a while. I don't really see him rebuilding -- that's a lot of work and interaction with civilians on a daily basis, and I don't see him putting up with that.

I don't even know how much we're supposed to think Bobby actually does with the business anymore -- the long ago once in a blue moon call from the boys has turned into them more or less living there when they're not on a case.

Ginger, that was the same guy, Edgar, who confronted them and got crushed by the car.

It reminded me strongly of the melted silver oozing back to reform the Actual Authentic T1000 in T2. I assumed the body was reabsorbing the black goo and the evil.

Thanks. I wasn't sure.

Ugh, all those books that have been destroyed. Jesus. All those hunters who have no one answering a phone bank.

It may also look like arson. I didn't pay much attention to the smouldering ruins, but that seems plausible.