[Voice; Nebula 19th, evening]

[salutosinedelectat]

Good evening, fellow passengers,

I hope this message finds you well.

Foremost, you must forgive me in any mistakes I may make in sending this address to you all, as I'm certainly not used to sharing my thoughts in such a way. I'm most definitely more of a fan of the classic handwritten letter.

I was going over the upstairs library collection, so generously donated by other passengers - and you're welcome add to it yourself), when I found myself wondering about the extensive possibilities of literary works to be found in the countless worlds we not only come from, but the ones we visit.

Since there's scarcely a chance to explore such things in the worlds we stop at, wrought with conflict as they tend to be, I figured the easier option would be to simply ask:

What are your favorite literary works from your world? What are they about? Which are considered timeless classics?

I eagerly await your response.

Your curious fellow passenger,
Aziraphale


Oh, also, if anyone's interested in submitting anything to the library, I have provided clean notebooks and writing material in the far right nook in the upper floor of the library. I'm also available to provide custom book binding services.

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[Edit: Edited into a voice post, forgot there aren't text post options.]

Comments

[gundamofthedesert]

Thank you. My father was always very supportive of that. I’m sure former generations were as well since we have always been thought of as a generous family as long as I can remember. It’s not like I want to be able to spend all of it even with all of my sisters.

[“want to” because if he was stupid enough with his money, he probably could]

So I want to try and help those who didn’t have the same advantage that I did. At least as much as possible.

[salutosinedelectat]

[ Quatre may not see it, but the angel smiles. ]

I'm sure your family has been of great help for the less fortunate.

And you have sisters, you said?

[gundamofthedesert]

I hope that we have.

[He didn’t ask for confirmation. He didn’t want validation for helping others. Just knowing that he had was enough]

I do. Twenty-nine of them.

[salutosinedelectat]

Oh, that's quite a few.

[gundamofthedesert]

[He couldn’t see it, but Quatre smiled at that]

It is. Because we have been in space so long, my family uses test tubes to grow children. So, my sisters aren’t that different in age from each other but there are a lot of them. I am the youngest and the only son.

[salutosinedelectat]

Oh, I see...

[ Aziraphale isn't really privy to the different forms of, er...reproduction humans have invented, but is always awestruck with the kinds of things they come up with, and this is no different. ]

[gundamofthedesert]

[ It was practically common knowledge in his world so he didn’t feel there was anything strange with mentioning ]

We are really the last family still doing it. Being in space so long has caused some physical problems.

[salutosinedelectat]

Ah, I see...unfortunate. But it sounds like you've all found an ingenious way around it.

[gundamofthedesert]

Yeah, we did. I suppose it is lucky that is really just us who have to do that. I don’t know of any others.

[salutosinedelectat]

Ah, was it an invention by your family, then?

[gundamofthedesert]

I am honestly not sure. It might have been, at least partially. At the time, everyone needed it, but my family has had a hand in a lot of things.

[salutosinedelectat]

It sounds like your family has done a lot of important things for humankind.

[gundamofthedesert]

The Winners have always been a family that valued pacifism and working to better humanity. I feel lucky that my family has instilled that in me.

[salutosinedelectat]

Well, what an apt name, then. [ You can practically hear the polite smile. ]

I'm sure, by the sound of it, you'll be able to do great things yourself.

[gundamofthedesert]

I'm sure when we first made a name for ourselves, people were thinking the same thing. By now, everyone knows our last name even if they don't know us.

Thank you. That is very kind of you to say.

[salutosinedelectat]

There's a lot to a name. To many, that's the only thing they have left. Doesn't seem to be the case for you, however.

[gundamofthedesert]

It is true. We have been fortunate over the years, but most of my friends from the war, their names are ones that they have taken up on their own. They don't remember the ones their parents had given them.

[salutosinedelectat]

Ah...that's unfortunate. But there's also power in giving yourself your own name.

[ Angels didn't - they were named by God and that's how things have always been. The fallen may have changed their names and titles, but not often. And then...there's Crowley. But Crowley has always had a thing about breaking trends he doesn't like. ]

[gundamofthedesert]

[He nodded] It is. When we finally ended the war, Trowa said that he was without a name again. Both Duo and I agreed that Trowa was a good name. And he has kept it.

[salutosinedelectat]

I see. Are they the friends you mentioned?

[gundamofthedesert]

They are. Two of them. They are the two that I get to see the most. Wufei and Heero are more mysterious and will show up when they feel like it. Unless they are needed. Then they will be there.

[salutosinedelectat]

[ Aziraphale nods from his end of the call, even though he really has no idea who he's talking about. ]

Are they on the train with us?

[gundamofthedesert]

Duo and Trowa, they were. They left the train and I haven't seen them for a while. I don't know if Heero and Wufei were at some point. But it is just me.

[salutosinedelectat]

Ah. I'm quite sorry to hear that.

[ More and more he finds himself quite lucky that he and Crowley seem to always stay in a pair. There's a lot of other emotions about the fact, too. ]

Hopefully you may see them yet again.

[gundamofthedesert]

Thanks. I hope I do as well. It's... strange being without them, but at least they are back home where they can doing something more productive for our home rather than here.