11-13-2019, 07:54 AM
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It certainly wouldn't do for Tanglers to get hurt by their own defenses, it's true*. And they did have quite a lot, natural or otherwise. Quite frankly, once it's actually occurred to him**, Crowley is shocked they've been able to function without anything warning them. So, as Aurum explains the benefits of them, Crowley hums and nods.
It's a wonder they'd need traps to begin with, what with the swamp itself.
*There's a certain irony in Crowley, specifically, having this thought.
**Nobody had ever tried to claim Crowley was particularly observant.
... Still, it's a bit alarming that there's so many. It's no problem for Crowley to remember them, of course, it'll just take .. a bit of brainwork. Of course, half of these were optional for Crowley, being what he was, but Crowley was never one to halfass things. .. If he was actually invested, he means. He can't say he's ever tried particularly hard at Hell's assignments. Crowley squints at them as Aurum explains, making a strange expression. Even when Aurum is done, he doesn't look up until Roy speaks.
... It's actually terribly sweet, the way Aurum greets the tiger. Crowley wouldn't admit to it, though, and will probably deny as such until the day he dies.
That might not be that far away.
Don't offer. Don't offer. Don't offer. Don't offer. Crowley chants to himself. He's a demon, he can't be helpful, he can't do things without an ulterior motive. He hasn't run into trouble yet, there's no reason for him to offer.
"I wouldn't mind helping out," He shrugs. For fuck's sake. It looks like Aziraphale isn't the only exception to his rules about not being .. kind, or helpful, or whatever***. His expression twitches, but he smirks at Aurum nonetheless. "Feels sort of half-complete, if we haven't got all of them yet," Again, Crowley wasn't one to half-stuff things. Or let stuff be incomplete as far as he reads them, apparently. Even if he hadn't been originally been involved, and didn't even have to be.
Crowley finds this very minorly frustrating. This is inconsequential. Crowley gets frustrated about a lot of things.
***In reality, Crowley would probably offer if it'd been somebody else, too. He was just deluding himself. He was just a little faster about it, since it was Aurum. That was all.
It's a wonder they'd need traps to begin with, what with the swamp itself.
*There's a certain irony in Crowley, specifically, having this thought.
**Nobody had ever tried to claim Crowley was particularly observant.
... Still, it's a bit alarming that there's so many. It's no problem for Crowley to remember them, of course, it'll just take .. a bit of brainwork. Of course, half of these were optional for Crowley, being what he was, but Crowley was never one to halfass things. .. If he was actually invested, he means. He can't say he's ever tried particularly hard at Hell's assignments. Crowley squints at them as Aurum explains, making a strange expression. Even when Aurum is done, he doesn't look up until Roy speaks.
... It's actually terribly sweet, the way Aurum greets the tiger. Crowley wouldn't admit to it, though, and will probably deny as such until the day he dies.
That might not be that far away.
Don't offer. Don't offer. Don't offer. Don't offer. Crowley chants to himself. He's a demon, he can't be helpful, he can't do things without an ulterior motive. He hasn't run into trouble yet, there's no reason for him to offer.
"I wouldn't mind helping out," He shrugs. For fuck's sake. It looks like Aziraphale isn't the only exception to his rules about not being .. kind, or helpful, or whatever***. His expression twitches, but he smirks at Aurum nonetheless. "Feels sort of half-complete, if we haven't got all of them yet," Again, Crowley wasn't one to half-stuff things. Or let stuff be incomplete as far as he reads them, apparently. Even if he hadn't been originally been involved, and didn't even have to be.
Crowley finds this very minorly frustrating. This is inconsequential. Crowley gets frustrated about a lot of things.
***In reality, Crowley would probably offer if it'd been somebody else, too. He was just deluding himself. He was just a little faster about it, since it was Aurum. That was all.
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