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Tweak says, "I bet he don't do it like me."

Anthony J Crowley (serpentinedemon) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-07-25 20:23:00

Entry tags:

alex bernier, anthony j crowley, aziraphale

Who: Crowley, Aziraphale, and Alex Bernier
What: Post-AU!Plot explanations, and interrogating a sin eater
When/Where: Last night, the basement of Crowley's club
Warnings: Inevitably, at least swearing. I'm going with 'R', for now.

Crowley headed to the steps leading into the bowels of his club, leaning near the doorway at the bottom to wait for the Angel to meet him. He wasn't sure where he- or the babe- were, so he was attempting to hold off on confronting their 'guest', until he knew they would be safe.

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	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	Alex muttered, then opened his eyes, and started when he realised he was being woken up. He shifted, sitting up and scooting back on the couch, a hand moving to rub his face and thread fingers through his hair. He didn't recognise the man in front of him by sight, but he knew the smell of him. Demon. He rubbed his face again. "What?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	Crowley moved to sit on the now-unoccupied end of the couch, leaning back to be less-threatening. At least for the moment. "You've slept all day." He couldn't tell if Alex remembered anything, but he wouldn't throw it all at him just as he woke up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Rough night," Alex said by way of explanation. He glanced at Aziraphale, who hovered at the door, leaning against the frame. He wanted to ask the angel was was going on, since he recognised him, though he looked...different. Alex couldn't quite put his finger on it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

serpentinedemon
2008-07-25 07:58 pm UTC (link)

"Then you remember. Are you... I should explain.

I... am Crowley. The woman you met last night was, to the best of my knowledge, a facsimile of myself from another life. Another universe. Things of that nature happen in this place, often. I- we recall what happened, but it was not... we were not of our right minds, so to speak." He looked at the Angel, hopeless. Zira was the one with the eloquence, after all.

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likeasunflower
2008-07-25 08:05 pm UTC (link)

"You're Crowley?" Alex shifted his jaw, thinking that over. He knew it was true, he could sense it. But it made little sense.

Aziraphale moved into the room. "It's true, dear boy." He put a hand to Alex's knee. His other hand remained close to his hip, where he carried his knife.

"This place, this alternate universe, so to speak. It messes with our minds, from time to time. This week, we were made to experience an alternate reality, which seems oyximoronic, but that's how it is."

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serpentinedemon
2008-07-25 08:10 pm UTC (link)

Crowley shifted uneasily, shoulders rolling to try and settling his wings somehow, on his back. "You obviously seem affected, still, by the events of last night. I... should apologize, for that. I am a Vice, by nature, not an incubus. You're no longer in any danger. However, I would like to know if you attempted to do something... unmentioned, to myself or the Angel. Something is off, and the only factor left unaccounted for, is your Power."

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	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	Alex squinted at the pair. He wasn't so sure he wasn't in any danger, especially now that the angel wasn't precisely under the other's control. "Like what? I was completely honest with you. I've performed only two ceremonies, aside from last night. I did it as the other two. I did nothing more, nothing less, than the ritual requires." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 08:19 pm UTC (link)
	He could tell that was the truth, which made him sigh and pinch the bridge of his nose. "I was... afraid of that. Fine, just... leave us, then." Crowley might not hold any ill will towards the sin-eater, but he could tell from his ignorance, Alex wouldn't be of any help to him until he knew exactly what was wrong- if he could help at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 08:41 pm UTC (link)
	"What is it you think I've done?" Alex was curious, even if it meant he'd find himself in danger with these two. He wasn't exactly afraid of them, even if he probably should be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

serpentinedemon
2008-07-25 08:45 pm UTC (link)

Crowley's wings ruffled at his question, but he settled himself as best he could, glancing at the Angel before speaking.

"Someting is... wrong, with the both of us. It's... what I have to imagine a human would feel like, getting sick, although We are not supposed to get sick. My feathers are... wrong, my eyes, my tongue... and I'm not acting myself. The past week aside. It was there before, and it hasn't gone away."

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	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	Alex blinked, and rubbed his finger against his lip. "Seriously?" He nodded. "Never heard of that before. Maybe it's a new kind of angel?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Which might have been plausible, at one point, for Aziraphale. But promotions and demotions in Hell have... well, let's just say I would know. And likely lose a limb, or something equally... unpleasant." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

likeasunflower
2008-07-25 09:16 pm UTC (link)

Alex glanced between the two of them. The angel's silence was unnerving.

"Last night, when you asked me to perform the ritual, I wasn't sure what would happen. I wasn't sure either of us would survive, to be honest. And I don't think it mattered that you were in some kind of...alternate reality. There wasn't much sin. I saw it all, experienced it all in a matter of seconds. It was," he looked down. "A lot of sex. But it's recent. A few lies, altering reality from time to time, usually for the good of someone else."

He looked up to Crowley's face. "What I'm trying to say is," he shook his head. "I have no idea what I'm trying to say."

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serpentinedemon
2008-07-25 09:40 pm UTC (link)

Crowley's eyes narrowed, as he listened to the sin eater speak. He wasn't comfortable, with Alex having seen he and the Angel like that. But there was nothing to do for it, now.

"What you're trying to say, is the Angel isn't Fallen, a fact we are all well aware of. That doesn't explain why his feathers are becoming ruddy, and why I have to... care all of the sudden."

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	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Perhaps because you're evolving?" Alex suggested. Zira frowned. "He could be right, dear. Something is certainly happening." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Doesn't that tend to involve deaths? And... a longer span of time than a handful of months?" He frowned to match, arm crossing over his chest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	Alex picked up a nearby book, just for something to do with his hands. Zira stopped himself from stepping forward to take the book out of the sin eater's hands. "Didn't you tell me this is an alternate reality?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Crowley wasn't so kind, leaning forward to pluck the book from Alex's hands and set it on the coffee table. "Don't. But yes, it is," (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	"So why couldn't your transformation be...different?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not saying that it couldn't. I'm simply trying to get a grasp on how its different. You have the ability to objectively Judge a soul. I simply thought you could offer insight, into... where either of us stood." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 11:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I've the ability to rid the soul of sin. Usually resulting in death." Alex cocked his head. "I've never heard of angels, or demons, transforming, but then I've only been in this universe for two days." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Crowley looked down, nodding once. "You know about as much as we, on the situation, then. And our respective Lords don't seem to give a rat's arse about what goes on in our personal lives. So we've reached something of an impasse." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	likeasunflower 2008-07-25 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Then I would suggest...go with it. Stop worrying about it. What will be, will be." Alex shrugged. He'd decided these two weren't going to harm him. At least he hoped. Zira shifted a little, stepped closer to Crowley. "I suppose he's right, dearest." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	serpentinedemon 2008-07-25 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, Angel, I was simply hoping otherwise," Crowley reached out in an effort to draw the Angel closer, not caring what the sin eater thought of the act. He was merely a child, anyhow, with no room to tell Crowley about his life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	eastgateangel 2008-07-25 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	Zira leaned in and kissed Crowley's lips. Alex had the decency to look away, though he didn't touch the near by books. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)