15: The real difference between angels and demons is their fashion sense

[scaresplants]

Hello, Vatheon. You know, when I came here, I didn't expect that there would be tons of worlds out there which had never heard of religon or certain celestial beings. And those who have heard of them completely have the wrong idea. I mean, really, horns on demons? Angels playing harps? That's quite ridiculous, if you ask me

Comments

video

[thetrollprince]

Nya~, some demons really are downright handsome. And such nice voices too..!!

[Izaya smirks somewhere off camera before his eyes slant and he's focused on the camera yet again.]

What if you don't believe in God? Would you say that that belief is essential to believing in demons and angels? Merely curious. I'm a bit of an atheist but I'm aware of the certain existence of some creatures. Like demons, as you said, but other things just as well.

Besides- aren't we all from different worlds? What if those angels and demons really did exist somewhere? Isn't that all that matters anyway? Hehe..I guess it doesn't matter to you though.

video

[scaresplants]

[Crowley grins at that first part. Hey, compliments are compliments, even when they aren't necessarily directed towards you.]

Nope. No matter how much you don't believe in them, angels and demons still exist. You don't suddenly disappear when you stop believing in yourself, right? Believing in something doesn't make it exist. Even if you close your eyes and refuse to acknowledge the truth, it'll still be there when you open them up.

They could. But frankly, most people that I know here are from Earth and most of them have heard of Christianity and the Bible. Therefore they know of the sterotypes that angels and demons have been portrayed in for centuries. And here I am to set them wrong.

Re: video

[thetrollprince]

Very good point to make. Although we won't get into the discussion of existence and the idea of disappearing because that's really the type of conversation that should be had over tea.

[He appreciates this and it's evident on his face. Maybe he wouldn't mind discussing life with this guy.]

Nn. Good for you~. I can appreciate the power of breaking through ignorance. Humans are pretty naive creatures, I'll give you that. It's pretty easy to convince them of most things- which is probably why they took those images in stride. It was in the..ah I forget what that psychology phrase is called..But a collection of unconscious awareness of the consistent things in the world that allow for imagination to put wings on a person or a horn on a horse. I hope I'm not rambling too much.

[Wave that statement off. Forget it.]

Anyway~! I'm Orihara Izaya. Nice to meet you.

Do I get your name?

video

[scaresplants]

Tea, huh? I'm more of a wine drinker, but sure.

[A shake of the head.] Nah, I'm sure they're very interesting. It's been a while since I've had the pleasure of entering a discussion about religon with someone else.

Same here. I'm Anthony J. Crowley. Most people call me Crowley, though.

video;

[longaevus]

You seem to be particularly well informed, or rather hold particularly intimate knowledge in the area; quite possibly more intimate than many would prefer to be revealed. [ There's curiosity with the subtlest hint of a scold - but a tiny one at that ]

video;

[scaresplants]

[Crowley shrugs, as if he doesn't really care that she's kind of calling him out.]

I research them and discuss their existence for a living. It's only natural I know so much. Besides, I haven't met a single angel or demon since I came here. And even if they are here, it's not like they're going to kill me over this or anything.

video;

[longaevus]

Perhaps not here but where you are from? I would doubt that such discussions are met with appreciation.

video;

[scaresplants]

What can I say, people are just sometimes too ignorant to know any better. You show them the truth and they react as if you were the one who was responsible for the Spanish Inquisition.

[scarredsin]

Tired of people getting it wrong, or are you telling us this for a purpose?

[Aka: U MAD BRO? No, but seriously, Ed's curious. 8|]

[scaresplants]

Not really tired because I've been hearing things wrong for quite a while now, and I don't have any purpose for it.

Frankly, I'm just rather bored.

[scarredsin]

Fine by me then. [As long as he's not planning on opening the Gates of Hell or whatever, Ed's just dandy with being informed.]

Come think, I always found it interesting that whenever someone had to be punished... an angel was sent. [Yay for a non-believer who knows all too well about punishment~]

[scaresplants]

Like I said, angels aren't always that nice. They smite like nothing else, and trust me, you would not want to get on their bad side.

then I guess we all know which ones Kanaya likes better, yeah?

[meddlefussyfang]

I guess I have to annoy you with demon trees or whatever you were saying. From my world, angels are a sort of demon. And from a lot of what you're saying, there's a lot of similarities between angels and demons in your world. It's like the main difference is just a matter of which side they're on.

[scaresplants]

Huh. That's rather interesting...actually, in my world, some demons are actually fallen angels.

Funny thing is, I don't really think there really is a "good" or "evil" side. Each side has their own flaws, after all. One is not necessarily better than the other.

[meddlefussyfang]

So maybe there's not that much difference after all. Except I think the angels were more like flying serpent demons than these winged human creatures you described.

Do you mean, light and dark aren't the same as good and evil?

[scaresplants]

Flying serpent demons?

[HE IS TOTALLY NOT A FLYING SERPENT DEMON OR ANYTHING WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT]

Yes, well, I assume it's not the same on different planets. Religon differs too.

Not really. Actually, I've found that human beings can do better than angels can when it comes to doing good thing and can do things that would make a demon cringe. Nobody is really completely good or completely evil. Beither is anyone always filled with light or dark. Everyone is in the middle.

[firstchildnoah]

You seem to know a lot about angels and demons, Mister~ Why is that?

[She's pretty certain that you may be a demon after all that talk] Though, I think would like to meet a demon if they're well-dressed and handsome~ Besides, they sound less boring than the angels.

[scaresplants]

I research them for a living, that's why.

Well, you could meet one. He might try to make you jump off a cliff, though. Unpredictable they are, demons. And angels are pretty interesting too, if a bit dull.