"The pleasure is mine." Aziraphale insisted once more after he had John's name, nodding at the introduction, glad to have it and happy to move on from that point. It took a little bit more than an awkward start to a conversation to ruffle his feathers after all.
"Is it?" He wondered, "What sort of life were you leading before you found yourself here?" He wondered, curious about just how different life might have been for this man, he of course had heard about the multiple universes at this point, the pocket universe they were supposedly in, the alternate realities and thus many different forms that people might take. But just what that was like remained to be seen really.
"Indeed, just the night before the big party," He agreed, it had been rather nice to be welcomed that way, he did so love to dance - not that he'd gotten the chance for it much. No one seemed to remember the style of dance he most appreciated. But he'd still given it a go. "My companion and I are doing well enough, I can't imagine we intend to stay that long though."