Ariel
You aren't the first one to find him offputting. I doubt he'll mind overmuch. I'm finally at ease, finally able to concentrate and return to my own former glory, before I start my task as daemon.
Ha! That would be a fine position for you. Just remember, it's not just in the words or letters, it is in all that you sense and all that you see. There is no method I thought up that I did not use in this endeavor.