"Not all like me, no," he said, turning and starting to walk again; there was something out here he wanted to show her. "See, there's...well, sides, and they all do their own thing. But they all know about the same kind of stuff I do. I try not to take sides, mostly. With certain people, maybe, but not with any of the factions. Gabriel and Crowley are on different sides, though. Plus they just dislike each other because Gabriel is a prat and Crowley, well, he can be kind of a wanker when he wants to be..."
He smiled slightly, but continued, "Matter of fact, if you stick around long enough and talk to enough people you may hear some pretty nasty things about Crowley, and some of 'em will probably be true. It's not really my place to tell you all about him." And that was probably as close to a lie as he'd ever told her; he did have permission, but Crowley had also advised him to wait until they could do it together, and he was just coward enough to want some backup when the time came.
"But I want you to remember, no matter what happens, don't ever be scared of him or think that what we did--what you did for him--was a mistake. All right?" He glanced at her sidelong, trying to judge what kind of impact this was having. "He's further in the thick of things than I am, and that's saying something, but he is not out to hurt you or me and he'll go out of his way to make sure nobody else does. He knows who his friends are, and he doesn't forget a kindness. I can't think of anybody I'd rather have watching my back."
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Date: 2007-09-20 03:55 am (UTC)"Not all like me, no," he said, turning and starting to walk again; there was something out here he wanted to show her. "See, there's...well, sides, and they all do their own thing. But they all know about the same kind of stuff I do. I try not to take sides, mostly. With certain people, maybe, but not with any of the factions. Gabriel and Crowley are on different sides, though. Plus they just dislike each other because Gabriel is a prat and Crowley, well, he can be kind of a wanker when he wants to be..."
He smiled slightly, but continued, "Matter of fact, if you stick around long enough and talk to enough people you may hear some pretty nasty things about Crowley, and some of 'em will probably be true. It's not really my place to tell you all about him." And that was probably as close to a lie as he'd ever told her; he did have permission, but Crowley had also advised him to wait until they could do it together, and he was just coward enough to want some backup when the time came.
"But I want you to remember, no matter what happens, don't ever be scared of him or think that what we did--what you did for him--was a mistake. All right?" He glanced at her sidelong, trying to judge what kind of impact this was having. "He's further in the thick of things than I am, and that's saying something, but he is not out to hurt you or me and he'll go out of his way to make sure nobody else does. He knows who his friends are, and he doesn't forget a kindness. I can't think of anybody I'd rather have watching my back."