Aziraphale wishes he could disagree, but he was there at humanity's beginning. It didn't take long for Cain to commit the first murder, a sibling rivalry gone terribly wrong. "Yes, but it doesn't help when governments exacerbate things," he notes, referring back to how they came upon this topic in the first place. "I do think that most people would prefer to live in peace, if given the opportunity."
Most mortals, anyway. He can't say that about his fellow angels or demons.
The compliment makes him smile shyly. "She doesn't know about the Nexus, but perhaps sometime I could have you over to my bookshop for tea." He's not certain if Madame Tracy could deal with the entire Nexus, but she probably wouldn't bat an eye at a solitary tiefling. "And yes, after dessert sounds perfect, thank you. I'm looking forward to it."
That might be a while yet, as Aziraphale is not one to hurry through a meal. "I think I would like your goddess very much, then, as I am something of an aficionado of stage magic. I find it fascinating that humans are able to use sleight-of-hand and other tricks to give the illusion of magic. I've been practicing off and on for some time now, it's jolly good fun."
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Most mortals, anyway. He can't say that about his fellow angels or demons.
The compliment makes him smile shyly. "She doesn't know about the Nexus, but perhaps sometime I could have you over to my bookshop for tea." He's not certain if Madame Tracy could deal with the entire Nexus, but she probably wouldn't bat an eye at a solitary tiefling. "And yes, after dessert sounds perfect, thank you. I'm looking forward to it."
That might be a while yet, as Aziraphale is not one to hurry through a meal. "I think I would like your goddess very much, then, as I am something of an aficionado of stage magic. I find it fascinating that humans are able to use sleight-of-hand and other tricks to give the illusion of magic. I've been practicing off and on for some time now, it's jolly good fun."