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PLAYER

NAME: Ammay
AGE: 25+
PREFERRED CONTACT: plurk: tscarasm
OTHER CHARACTERS: N/A

CHARACTER

NAME: Aziraphale
AGE: Unknown, over 6000
CANON & CANON POINT: Good Omens, post-everything
RESERVATION LINK: HERE.
HISTORY: Here.

PERSONALITY:

Aziraphale is an angel. This implies a lot of things — faith, belief, unwavering loyalty, a sense of righteousness, chiseled abs, a taste for smiting, and a sinless existence. Aziraphale is a lot of things, but he can't rightly be called a 'good' angel in the way that the Heavenly bureaucracy of his universe understands it; he's far too human for that. Crowley calls him "enough of a bastard to be worth knowing" and he's right — Aziraphale isn't a perfect angel, and Heaven itself doesn't think him to be worth much either.

This comes, generally, from being an angel in the first place. See, Aziraphale loves and cares indiscriminately — it's who he is. His first act on Earth is to give his flaming sword away to Adam and Eve because he was worried and concerned for their safety outside of it; his caring and willingness to defy what everyone believes is God's plan so unusual that it's enough to make Crowley — who'd just tempted Adam and Eve into original sin — pause. He's different, he's anxious and concerned about what the 'right' response is to a situation, but for all his wavering and anxiety, he does go with what he feels is right in the end, no matter what logic he has to use to get there.

"Soft" is how Aziraphale would describe himself. Soft around the middle and soft in the heart and spine. Not great things for an angel, Azeraphale's whole loving deal. But he does — his vices such as hedonism and his collection of books he does not want to sell stem not from places of evil but because he loves. He loves the taste of food, of good drink, of earthly pleasures and of the words of humans that they thought worthy of writing down. It makes him a little eccentric by human standards, and an outsider by any angelic standard. He's been given a physical body, he's been assigned to Earth, why not enjoy himself a little by indulging in things he loves?

And, well, he loves everything.

Another thing that Aziraphale is, is comfortable. He likes things he knows — he hasn't changed much of his clothing since the 1800s, particularly enjoys restaurants where they know your name, and is rather stuck in his ways and habits once he finds out what works for him. Good wine, old books, a design sense that's stuck in another century — if he really likes something he keeps it. And it's only originals, he doesn't miracle himself new clothes or uses them to clean them any more than he has to. It makes him a little bit of a stick in the road when it comes to doing new things on occasion because why bother when what he's doing is perfectly normal and works for him? So what if the humans find him stuffy and old fashioned, he's at least comfortable.

But he is kind — it's a terrible thing to be when you're an angel and you're witnessing the old testament. Aziraphale survives by believing in the ineffable plan of heaven. But he gives Adam and Eve his flaming sword because he hates to see them suffer once they've been cast out, and he's visibly uncomfortable with the suffering caused by God that he witnesses. He heals those who are hurt, going overboard in an attempt to fix a bike that also got badly damaged. Once a warrior of heaven, it's easy to see why he feels more suited to a life of being a rare book dealer — it suits him more, it allows him to experience and appreciate humanity — and he doesn't have to do any smiting at all.

While all of that is nice, he's still a bit of a bastard. He knows Crowley will indulge him and isn't afraid to use it, his gut instinct when faced with the Antichrist is to level a gun at him, and there are more than a few times where he can get in a good word edgewise against Crowley's font of sarcasm. Coming up with terrible hours and creative ways to get people not to buy his books, using miracles to get out paying tickets and meals — it's not a bad thing, per say, it's just not very heavenly. It's rather human, actually.

His friendship with Crowley, from any perspective in-universe, has done the most to drag Aziraphale from the path of heaven than anything else. And while it's true that Crowley has been an influence on Aziraphale, it's mostly made him more human over the ages. Crowley's influence has allowed Aziraphale to be more flexible, to see and approach things from ways other than the most ridged. It's Crowley that points out Aziraphale can get away with trying to influence the Antichrist towards good in order to avoid the apocalypse because it's effectively him thwarting evil. Furthermore, it's Crowley who points out all the things Aziraphale loves about the earth to get him to agree to try and avert it in the first place.

And Aziraphale adores his friendship with Crowley, no matter how much he tries to save his skin (and Crowley's) by denying it. He enjoys their lunches, brightens up when Crowley swoops in to save Aziraphale's skin, and often expects the demon to indulge him. Which he does, much to Aziraphale's delight. It's a very mutual thing, in spite of both of them denying how important it is to them. For the longest time he refuses to get Crowley some holy water, afraid that he would use it to kill himself; a rift that's only healed over when Crowley saves him from his own trusting nature. And when he needs Crowley to do something, Aziraphale uses the threat of never speaking to Crowley again as motivation — and it works.

It's only once the world is saved that Aziraphale finally becomes truly comfortable with the friendship, now that they've defied Heaven and Hell and are left alone to conduct themselves as they wish.

But the one thing, the thing that makes Aziraphale different from both the rest of the angels and the demons of his universe — is his faith. He believes that there is a plan, one he can't know but one he trusts, and he believes in the good will of God. That if he could just reach Her she'd sort everything out and the world wouldn't end. He believes in goodness, he has faith, and that's what sets him apart. The angels of heaven don't have compassion, not really, and the demons fell because they stopped believing in the Almighty in one way or another.

For all that Aziraphale isn't the model angel of his universe, he is the best angel: kind, compassionate, full of love and faith for God and creation. And, when the battle between humanity and the occult and ethereal forces begins, he'll be standing on the side of humanity -- resolute.

ABILITIES/SKILLS:
- ANGEL; as an angel, Aziraphale can perform various miracles — healing, creation of objects, light, reconstruction, and so on. Teleportation is something he can do as well, and he also has a pair of white wings that are less well groomed than a typical demon's that he hides in an alternate dimension.
- WARRIOR; presumably as a member of the Heavenly host and a soldier, Aziraphale knows how to fight with a sword and holy smiting. He's out of practice, but it's a skill that doesn't go away with time.

INVENTORY/COMPANIONS:
- A STUPID AMOUNT OF OLD CLOTHES; Aziraphale dresses like he hasn't really gotten a memo about the modern age — he regularly wears clothes that are worn but in good condition from the 1800s. That comes with him.
- NOTHING ELSE

FACTION CHOICE: Moon Temple

REASON: Aziraphale uses logic and reason to help him make decisions, following his own morals and the morality that is expected of an angel. He wants to have all the facts at hand before making choices, and is extremely methodological in how he solves problems. While he is impulse driven in extremes, he does tend to waffle and debate with himself, trying to find the best possible answer over the bigger issues. But he absolutely enjoys talking and good conversation, and would be an excellent diplomat — an idealist with a touch of realism about the state of things.

TATTOO: A full moon in pale blue on his back between his shoulder blades.

SAMPLES

NETWORK:
Ah, yes, hello! I wasn't quite sure how this worked — much like the mobile that I've never quite gotten around to purchasing, no doubt. It seems simple enough, however, although the design isn't exactly something I'd have picked for myself.

I did have some questions though, now that we're all settled. First of all: has anyone figured out a way to get back? My store was left unlocked, you see, and I while I'm more than happy to see what I can do to help here, I'd really just like to know no one is going to go in and touch the merchandise. Or, heaven forbid, attempt to buy it. Secondly: does anyone know of a good place to get lunch? Good food and drink an absolute requirement.

Oh! I almost forgot myself — I'm Aziraphale. I've owned a rare book bookshop in SoHo for some time now, and I'm always looking for recommendations regarding new foods and restaurants, even from wherever you were originally. The food, I mean, I can't actually go and visit your favorite resturant. Oh— and if anyone has heard of an "Anthony J. Crowley" here, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know.

LOG:
TDM sample!

NOTES, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS:
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