"It's getting closer!" Yelling the obvious doesn't help, but it doesn't do any harm, either, so.
But he double takes at Crowley, still very much holding onto what he can so he's knocked out of his seat entirely. "Wh--" It is a plan, is the thing. It is a plan, but if it goes wrong, if Aziraphale makes even a single mistake, acts too late, the consequences should be about the worst possible.
Flashes of the trial. Of the small test demon. Of how they all cowered. Of the word 'assurance'. They aren't just risking discorporation.
He's staring at Crowley with genuine fear of someone who might lose everything on a single play of the cards.
"I--" He falters again. He tries to think, he tries he tries, but he's never been good at making up plans on the spot. "Crowley." The tone says all of it in one.
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Date: 2019-07-26 08:04 pm (UTC)But he double takes at Crowley, still very much holding onto what he can so he's knocked out of his seat entirely. "Wh--" It is a plan, is the thing. It is a plan, but if it goes wrong, if Aziraphale makes even a single mistake, acts too late, the consequences should be about the worst possible.
Flashes of the trial. Of the small test demon. Of how they all cowered. Of the word 'assurance'. They aren't just risking discorporation.
He's staring at Crowley with genuine fear of someone who might lose everything on a single play of the cards.
"I--" He falters again. He tries to think, he tries he tries, but he's never been good at making up plans on the spot. "Crowley." The tone says all of it in one.