"Yeah, that'd be a friendly thing to do." His voice went up half an octave as he imitated himself. "'Hey John. I know you never told me about this, which I'm sure must have been just an oversight because you'd have no reason not to share, but I snooped around in your personal life and found out anyway. So, I'm going to use a gift you gave me and didn't particularly want me to share to try not to kill someone and get part of your soul back, but try not to be too disappointed if I can't, all right?'"
He rolled onto his stomach a foot nearer to John and pushed his nose into the duvet. It was easier than looking at the man's face even with the protection of the sunglasses. Voice muffled, Crowley continued.
"Aziraphale and I figured that it'd be less stressful to give you good news if it happened then to give you bad news that you'd have to live with forever. It's not great news while Beel still has part but it's hope and humans thrive on that crap, so there you go. Put it somewhere safe will you?"
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"Yeah, that'd be a friendly thing to do." His voice went up half an octave as he imitated himself. "'Hey John. I know you never told me about this, which I'm sure must have been just an oversight because you'd have no reason not to share, but I snooped around in your personal life and found out anyway. So, I'm going to use a gift you gave me and didn't particularly want me to share to try not to kill someone and get part of your soul back, but try not to be too disappointed if I can't, all right?'"
He rolled onto his stomach a foot nearer to John and pushed his nose into the duvet. It was easier than looking at the man's face even with the protection of the sunglasses. Voice muffled, Crowley continued.
"Aziraphale and I figured that it'd be less stressful to give you good news if it happened then to give you bad news that you'd have to live with forever. It's not great news while Beel still has part but it's hope and humans thrive on that crap, so there you go. Put it somewhere safe will you?"