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Castiel hesitated. He needed a vessel, and now that the Righteous Man was out, he had time to find one. He just wasn't sure who he wanted to ask.
There were two men who would work well enough as vessels. The older, perhaps, would do well, but he wasn't devout.
Plus, he might cope better with a stronger angel then the other man.
Castiel focused his attention on Jimmy Novak, and kept the other man in the back of his mind if Jimmy said no.
A little less then a year later, however, his second choice said yes to Lucifer.