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Mr Fell

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I run a bookshop. If you try to buy something I will run it in the opposite direction.

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Caspian🖤🤍 @caspianthegeek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My spouse and I made a thing 👀
A copy of Starting the Celestial Engine by AJ Crowley with star maps and a car starter on the frontthe back blurb of the same book. it reads:

Have you ever wondered how everything got started? Not just everything but Everything.

Was it a Big Bang, or was it, as author and astrophilosopher Anthony J. Crowley suggests, a Big Vroom?

Starting the Celestial Engine is a vast and visionary exploration of our Universe that delves into the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, and offers an exciting unifying hypothesis for large galaxy filaments and other cosmic structures.

What's written on the Great Gamma-Ray Burst Wall? Where are we heading and is there a service station on the way? Of Boyajian's Star stops flashing, have we turned off the main road or do we need to top up the universal radiator?

Join A.J. Crowley on a journey through existence that you won't find in any AA touring guide.

there is also a bar code on the bottom left and the logo for London Stereoscopic Society on the bottom right
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I have been asked to share my diaries on the Tumbles, and also AOOO, which is apparently an electronical repository of fiction. While I take slight issue with being called ‘fictional’, I aim to satisfy! archiveofourown.org/works/92608041/…
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theastrophysicist(nextdoor) @theastrophysicist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
the unicorn that got away ... #PrincipalityChallenge I caught them with a glass of wine and AO3 on the phone in a cozy reading corner. 📚🍷They were reading "Through the Ages". I didn’t want to disturb them any further. They say hi and send lots of love! ✨🖤🤍✨ #goodomens
A unicorn – astro in an inflatable unicorn costume ;) – with a glass of wine and the phone in hand, sitting in a cozy reading corner
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Sarah · 😇🥂😈 @sarahissoftnow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"5. It looks like the world might keep on turning after all. So we might as well get it together and listen to our favourite Antichrist and follow his example. How would you use a sherbet lemon to generate energy?"
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Sarah · 😇🥂😈 @sarahissoftnow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"47. Mr. Fell once tried to use a flaming sword on a piñata, show us another, better use, for a flaming sword?"
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trust your inner demon. If the instructions can be interpreted in more than one way, take advantage of the confusion.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A scene I have longed to see for centuries, so beautifully depicted.
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Miel Petite @mielpetite.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Before I left for the con, I somehow got lucky enough to be roped in by Key last minute to contribute to Mr. Fell’s Diary project. I only had basically a day within my schedule to work on it, so it’s a little rushed, but I got the chance to draw a very contented Crowley, moving into the bookshop 🥰
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
To save time: Yes, we do play quoits, but I have no idea why our pre- or post-quoital habits would be of interest to anyone. We do not own a bunk bed, so ‘top or bottom’ has no relevance to our sleeping arrangements.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
With the invaluable help of the Ratties, there is now an ‘easier-to-read’ version of my diary available to load down to your electronical devices. Should you feel moved to do so, there is a linkage for donations to @AlzResearchUK — thank you all! caspiancasillas.wixsite.com/mr-fell…
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How lovely! I especially like the rainbow. @ratties.bsky.social, I don’t suppose one of you would be so kind?
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Silly me — I forgot to say… the raffle may be found here: app.galabid.com/tic7/items/b99038db…
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The Ineffable Con 😇🥂😈 | AntichristMAS 12.12 @theineffablecon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
💰 AUCTION ITEM ALERT! 💰 The Ineffable Con 7's #GoodOmens auction runs between Friday 21 and Sunday 23 August. All proceeds are donated to @alzheimersresearchuk.org A pair of handmade dolls, donated by Kale! To bid: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bethanyw...
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Slight change of plan. The diary is still to be won, but as an item in the on-the-line raffle, rather than in the auction. Anyone could win, so do remember to buy a ticket if you can! Hashytag: not actually selling a book. For charity.
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The Ineffable Con 😇🥂😈 | AntichristMAS 12.12 @theineffablecon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🎫 RAFFLE ITEM ALERT! 🎫 So... SELLING a book was eventually deemed unpalatable by @mrfell.bsky.social - so we'll be raffling this gorgeous specimen instead! Tickets for your chance to win are £1 (buy as many as you like...🐍) and are available here: app.galabid.com/tic7/items #GoodOmens
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The Ineffable Con 😇🥂😈 | AntichristMAS 12.12 @theineffablecon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
💰 AUCTION ITEM ALERT! 💰 The Ineffable Con 7's #GoodOmens auction runs between Friday 21 and Sunday 23 August. All proceeds are donated to @alzheimersresearchuk.org A posable, SQUEEKABLE Crowley by @loomey.bsky.social! To bid: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bethanyw...
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Teams of one are welcome 💛
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Each item is worth between one and five points, depending upon how creative, entertaining or surprising you make it. The winning team will be the one with the most points. You might earn more points doing fewer items exceptionally well, or doing as many as you can in the time available.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Time for some mischief, derring-do, and creative mayhem. Join the Principality Challenge! principalitychallenge.carrd.co
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I’m sure nobody will look at it who shouldn’t.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Finished in the very nick of time! The photograph really doesn’t show the glorious colours of the endpapers, created by Jess of thewhimsicalmarbler.co.uk The auction will take place over the weekend of @theineffablecon.bsky.social — the very best of luck to all who bid 💛
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The bookshop is exactly where it’s always been. Possibly even more so.
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The Ineffable Con 😇🥂😈 | AntichristMAS 12.12 @theineffablecon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
💰 AUCTION ITEM ALERT! 💰 The Ineffable Con 7's #GoodOmens auction runs between Friday 21 and Sunday 23 August. All proceeds are donated to @alzheimersresearchuk.org TIC's zine library is in the auction in multiple lots 👀 To bid: www.ebay.co.uk/usr/bethanyw...
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Digital. Of course.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m adding some final touches to the diary before I wrap it up to send to @theineffablecon.bsky.social. If you’d like to read it but can’t take part in the auction, fear not! A decimal copy will be available on-the-line. Simply donate what you’re able and load it down to your electronical device 💛
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A.J. Crowley @serpensdiabolus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
So we've got a few days before the online Principality Challenge starts. As Aziraphale is still deep in book binding world, who has questions?
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The older one is embarrassingly rusty.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
One of them rolled right to the very back, under the drawers. I didn’t think they’d just fall off like that… it’s a while since I used the thing for anything except a bookshelf.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I’m sure it’s much more entertaining for you to watch me getting down on my knees every time, but I really do need to get on with things.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Indeed you do. There are also works by Gingerhaole, Eklmrlos, Imogell, Gleafer, Key, Cassie-oh, Miel petite and UsedtobeHMC!
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
All of you have been a delight to work with. I’m very excited, if somewhat nervous, to share these stories with everyone! 💛
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you for your wonderful contribution! You’re not a Libra, are you?
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
UsedtobeHMC.bsky.social, Lonicera-c.bsky.social (seen above), other wonderful artists (and ‘helpful’ commentary by Crowley) — will be hand sewn and bound in leather, then offered up for @theineffablecon.bsky.social to add to their auction. Keep a weather eye out for pictures as the weeks go by!
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Some busy days ahead! The printer has delivered a sturdy box of unbound pages and I must look out my needles and get to work. The finished diary — which will comprise 264 pages of observations and incidents, from before time until the present day, captivating art by
Two stacks of pages printed with notes from a meeting of the Human Development project.Soft leather in bookshop burgundy is draped over a printed page.Pages 258 and 259 of the diary, bearing line drawings of flowers and a coloured picture of Crowley and myself in our garden. A corner of page 153 reveals a snippet of text:

 “If I sound just a smidgen out of sorts, it can be attributed to the fact that instead of writing this
 entry from a vineyard overlooking the river Elsa,  I am ensconced in a…”
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I think it’s about time for some fun! Crowley and I (with Rattie assistance/interference) have put our heads together to think up some activities for you. Hashytag: Principality Challenge! principalitychallenge.carrd.co
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
An unexpected treat! Thank you, @gleafer.bsky.social I don’t think I’ve ever had a ‘twink’ before…
A corner of my somewhat cluttered desk with its usual ornaments. In the foreground are several items. A very lovely drawing of Crowley and I enjoying ourselves beneath a tree, a children’s book with a dinosaur upon the cover (also illustrated by Gleafer), and a number of confections by the Hostess Bakery Company.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Crowley has been distracted — I’m sure he wouldn’t notice if you were a few days late!
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Time has almost run out for anyone hoping to submit a creation for #TheMischief #BookOfPride Do give it a go — a little joy goes a long way in these complicated times.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Perhaps it’s time for humanity to have a say in the afterlife, including whether they actually want one. 
	Not today, though. Today, we have nowhere to be but here in the cottage — the first home that has been just ours. I bought the shop on Whickber Street to indulge my love of books, and it became a refuge. A place for us to avoid the scrutiny of Heaven and Hell. To hide from the consequences of who we are. It will remain a place of safety for those who seek it and under Muriel’s direction it will probably sell far too many books, but I find myself unconcerned. The important ones are here, while the books that other people value will continue to sustain that little corner of Soho. If Muriel needs us, there’s an innocuous ornament on the mantel that will take us there in an instant, meaning that Crowley can save his speed-demon instincts for recreational purposes. The cottage doesn’t have to masquerade as anything. Not a cover for a diligent operative, or a hiding place. 
Just a home for the two of us, rather more complicated on the inside than it appears from the garden. There are rooms inside that look out onto places very far from these green, rolling downs. There are doors that remain locked to guests, because the human brain struggles with such incongruities as a prosaic wooden portal that leads into empty space. Crowley’s studio is far enough from Earth that the light of his new nebulae won’t reach here for another thousand years. He takes great delight in explaining each new blueprint to me, and my own pleasure is a mirror, anticipating once again folding his hand in mine so that our miracles are perfectly entwined.
	I can see him through the window. He’s tending a rose, vivid sunset orange, which clashes joyfully with his hair. Every so often, he glances my way to see if he can get away with a whispered threat or two, and I pretend not to notice, engrossed as I am in my diary. 
I’ll keep his secrets safe, just as I’ll keep these records of our history safe. They may be full of inconsequential things, but they’re a testament to the choices that have led us here, to an end that’s also a beginning. They start with an angel and a soon-to-be-demon who didn’t change the world so much as witness it and realise we could change ourselves.
	I once said that nothing lasts forever, but perhaps I was wrong. If we’re lucky, love can endure all things.
	Crowley has waved at me. An invitation that I am loth to turn down after so many years of saying ‘no’. I close with this:
	If you want to imagine the future, imagine a bird, flying across the vast and unmapped universe towards a mountain. Imagine a journey that could be depicted by an unwavering line through emptiness, but instead takes the scenic route, which visits sights beautiful beyond description. Imagine occasional peril but more frequent hope, and lazy pauses to enjoy the sheer wonder of existing at all. 
Better still, imagine two birds. Taking turns to shelter the other with their wings, making their way unhurriedly towards the end of the universe to see what all the fuss is about. Together. 

Forever.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The cinematograph has also been popular, despite my initial scepticism. There’s talk of erecting further theatres in the Lower Circles and, currently, a great appetite for ‘buddy comedies’ and musicals from the latter half of the twentieth century. No one, thus far, has requested The Sound of Music.
	Not all the changes in Hell have been instigated by my clever, imaginative demon. For example, Hell now has a library. The Head Librarian is something of a Tartar, but library penalties are mostly reserved to a scathing comment instead of flaying, so it’s slightly more lenient than the British Library. I meet with the librarians once a month, and try not to look approving when they wistfully talk about what they’d like to do to the demons who mishandle the books.
Heaven is changing, too. A little more slowly, but that’s only to be expected. Obedience is a hard habit to break. Heralds, like Escrael, are helping show the way — they’re naturally curious and gregarious, and eager to learn about humanity rather than just observing them. I’ve yet to find a single one who can resist a cosy chat over a choux bun with Maggie, and Christmas promises to be an interesting time if the Herald angels take a liking to be-bop. 
	While Escrael oversees the training of research angels, Uriel is in charge of the team that sets up angels and demons in their own little preserves of humanity, all over the world. Not to tempt or judge, but to be something humanity actually needs — an oasis instead of a flood. You might think that a Hell-hardened demon would be repulsed at the idea of protecting the world instead of corrupting it. It all comes down to motivation. Shax and Furfur, for example, are causing all manner of difficulties for something called ‘data centres’. 
Dagon had little appetite for technological advancement or a less combative Hell, but neither was she keen on leaving with God or relocating to another star. I’ve heard that she was last seen heading for the Amazon basin, possibly to set herself up as a river god for any lost tribes she encounters. I suspect we’ll be seeing a headline before long about missing missionaries and piranha-gnawed canoes. Religion can be a dangerous pursuit.
	Hastur left to rejoin the war, which continues in another space God set aside for the purpose. A few thousand angels and demons went with him. I wonder if they’ll ever grow tired of fighting? I can’t imagine it brings them any satisfaction, but I was never much of a soldier.
	You’d be forgiven for assuming that we’d both have had our fill of anything to do with Heaven or Hell. And that was true, for a little while. Crowley wanted to escape the system; I wanted to fix things. In a way, we’ve both got what we wanted. 
Our own side, the two of us working together without having to hide ourselves or each other. We’re what you might call ‘freelance consultants’. We advise Escrael and Uriel at the Agency. We’re the ‘go-to’ human experts for Joshua’s Reclamation project — teams of demons and angels working together to scour Hell for souls that were judged too severely. ‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’ looks very good on a stone tablet, but hunger and deprivation care nothing for consequences.
	On the subject of souls, we were recently visited by a certain individual who TALKS LIKE THIS. He arrived at the cottage with absolutely no warning, as is his wont, with an expression that could be described as one of ‘terminal annoyance’, if it weren’t for the whole skull business. Neither department has been taking deliveries. Crowley and I are discussing the issue with Joshua and Adam, who is growing up into a very sensible young man.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It has been an unusually long time since I last wrote, but I have been rather busy. 
	The Agency is thriving. Escrael and his fellow angels are doing excellent work, and there’s an enthusiasm in Heaven that I haven’t seen in millennia. After the old engines of Salvation and Damnation, full of arbitrary rules and pitfalls, ground to a halt, I was worried that the Host might turn on each other. Instead, they seem excited to tread this new path with us. Some of the demons have been showing an interest in joining, which might have surprised me if I hadn’t spent so much of my existence learning from Crowley. The Erics, recently unionised, have offered their services — negotiations are ongoing. Demons really are just angels who rejected Her plan for them, not knowing that even their rebellion was fundamental to the scheme. Some are more approachable than others, just like the rest of us. 
(One could feel rather cynical and disillusioned by the whole matter, but living well, as the proverb goes, is the better vengeance.)
	It’s not perfect, but it’s better. We’re still learning to live with the absence of both God and Satan. When he’s in one of his philosophical moods (or after a night of a particularly alcoholic nature), Crowley has been known to advance his favourite theory that they were one and the same, that the angel Lucifer never Fell, because they were only a projection of God, placed among us to seed dissent. I’m still not sure how to feel about that, but Crowley does have a talent for seeing the line at the bottom long before the rest of us.
	Some of the demons have forgone their more extreme appearances — the Amnesty removed any restrictions — but others have chosen to keep them as a badge of honour. In the end, the important thing is that they finally have the choice. 
Freedom is frightening, and it’s going to take time to adjust, particularly as the Hierarchy loses influence. The higher spheres and deeper circles have found their power much depleted, leaving little more than fairly minor miracles to most of us. That’s for the best, really. We need to stop ‘messing the world around’ as someone once said.
	There are, of course, other worlds. Alpha Centauri is becoming quite popular; I heard from Gabriel last month, and he and Beelzebub have Opinions about their neighbours. Still, it’s a big universe. I’m sure they’ll all learn to rub along quite nicely and, if they don’t, Barnard’s Star has plenty of room and some lovely views.
Hell looks very different since the Restoration. There are windows and working lights, for one thing, and new facilities. Crowley always did fancy the latest gewgaws — sleek black portable  computers that look as if they were primarily designed for their aerodynamic properties, clever watches, fact machines &c  — and I think he had a little too much fun sending technological brochures to the demons who took charge of the refit. Initially there was talk of using them to design more efficient tortures for the Damned, but naturally Crowley was prepared for that. When it comes to a choice between patrolling the offal pits and sitting in front of a screen gleefully manipulating hapless beings, the latter has much greater appeal. Apparently it’s called ‘The Sins’, and it seems to be keeping the more… intense demons very entertained.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I expect to have something ready in time to send to those nice people at The Ineffable Con later in the summer, but for now, here is the final entry I plan to include:
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I have been deliberating, recently, over publishing more entries from my diaries over the years. Crowley was cautious at first, but supportive. We agreed that I would choose the entries and he would look through them and let me know if any seemed too risky, risqué or revealing.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A little something to brighten your Tuesday. Hashytag: We’re with you. youtu.be/5V24WA0g_X0
youtu.be
The Grand Opening
YouTube video by AZ Fell
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Dr Jamie Gallagher @jamiebgall.co.uk · 02/06/2026
It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Pin badge “scientist” in rainbow motif Two bird pins. A series if birds sitting on a branch. Each bird is the colour of a stripe on the rainbow flag. Pronoun pins with rainbow motif:
She her 
He him 
She they 
He they 
They them An array of pride themed science and sci fi pins.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
That appears to be a live cobra. If Crowley attaches a live cobra to our door, we will be having a /discussion/.
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Mr Fell @mrfell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
CROWLEY and AZIRAPHALE exchange glances. They’re seriously considering it. For the first time, GOD looks slightly perturbed.
Crowley:
You could try it. Start with a big bang and just let it keep going until the heat death of the universe, not that that’s necessarily the end. But humans are always looking for a meaning. Sooner or later they’d invent gods to fight for, whether You’re there or not. The test is to see what they do when You aren’t pulling them in both directions.
Satan:
What happens to Heaven and Hell in this brave new world of yours?
Crowley:
Amnesty for the demons, for a start. If they’ve been serving the plan all this time, they never really had a free choice. Even the rebellion was just a contrived recruitment scheme for angels to run a punishment farm. They should get to choose.Satan:
They won’t want forgiveness. You know as well as I do, Crowley.
CROWLEY turns expectantly to AZIRAPHALE, gesturing dramatically, like a magician’s beautiful assistant.
Crowley:
Angel?
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To give them amnesty would be more than just forgiveness. It would make the rebellion no longer a crime against Heaven. And given that all things ultimately served the plan, it only seems fair, don’t you think?
CROWLEY offers GOD a proud grin, which She pretends not to see.God:
I think that when I do make a new universe, I should avoid putting the two of you in it.
Crowley:
I mean, you can try. But I wouldn’t be surprised if we kept on popping up. Once you’ve had an idea, it’s hard to un-have it.
Aziraphale:
The demons choose their path. They could return to being angels, if they wanted, or stay as they are. There are other worlds out there. Let them go and find some peace after all these centuries. The angels, too.
Satan:
And what about those who want to keep fighting?
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Give them a universe.God:
Now, just a —
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It’s not like you’ve got much else on, is it?
Satan:
(Snorts)
He’s got You there.
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