"I listen. Listen enough to hear that every time I say 'can' and 'do' I get told that it's not the way things ought to be, that I'm not allowed. And whenever I disagree, there are insinuations about Falling. Asking questions never ends well," he mimicked. "Uriel still has his sword. How am I supposed to react to that, if Falling is as horrid as you say?"
The blood drained from his face.
"That's hardly an explanation. But even so - you should have gotten me. Whatever it was, precisely, I could have done it better. And I'm not 'determined' to claim anything."
He stood next to Crowley, looking down on him for once.
"And why would I not want to? I wouldn't be a different being so to speak. Would I?" He asked doubtfully. "I just wouldn't be on the same side. Not that I would ever defy my Lord. But if I chose not to listen to mine, I certainly wouldn't heed yours. And then what would he do?" He said with a hint of defiance. "Kill me?"
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Date: 2006-01-14 08:45 pm (UTC)"I listen. Listen enough to hear that every time I say 'can' and 'do' I get told that it's not the way things ought to be, that I'm not allowed. And whenever I disagree, there are insinuations about Falling. Asking questions never ends well," he mimicked. "Uriel still has his sword. How am I supposed to react to that, if Falling is as horrid as you say?"
The blood drained from his face.
"That's hardly an explanation. But even so - you should have gotten me. Whatever it was, precisely, I could have done it better. And I'm not 'determined' to claim anything."
He stood next to Crowley, looking down on him for once.
"And why would I not want to? I wouldn't be a different being so to speak. Would I?" He asked doubtfully. "I just wouldn't be on the same side. Not that I would ever defy my Lord. But if I chose not to listen to mine, I certainly wouldn't heed yours. And then what would he do?" He said with a hint of defiance. "Kill me?"