The Angel Experiment

[girlpire]

Since I'm pretty much disgusted with my ship fic for the moment, I thought I'd take a time out to work on my Angel voice. (Practice makes perfect, and all that.) So! This is what I'd like to do, if y'all will help me out: Ask a question in the comments, and I'll get Angel to answer it. It can be about absolutely anything. He'll reply to every question - although I can't guarantee he'll give a direct answer. :)

I think later I'll bring out Spike and Connor too, because lord knows I need to work on their voices, but for now it's just Angel. The more questions, the better! Feel free to ask more than one, or to respond to his responses. And there's no time limit, so if you don't leave a comment until next year, you'll still get an answer.




ETA [from girlpire]: You people sure don't mind asking the tough questions! Geez. I thought it'd be all, "So Angel, what's your favorite color? Do you like rap music?" But NOOOOO it has to be "This question has eight parts. FIRST, 'splainy please in specific detail what EXACTLY it is that makes you love Character A despite all these flaws which I have conveniently listed, describe your biggest regret EVER, tell us why you treat Character B like crap when we know deep down you really love him, and sum up THE MEANING OF LIFE in 700 words or less. SECOND..."

*headdesk* But no, keep 'em coming. This is... fun.

ETA2: If you don't feel like expanding all the threads to read them, you can head on over to [this post] for some of my favorite questions with Angel's answers.

Comments

[herself_nyc]

Cool idea.
Question:

Why hockey?
What was the first motion picture you saw, and how did you react to it?
Where did you learn to drive a car?
Are you nostalgic for anything? What?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Why hockey? Because... I like it. I mean, why not hockey? It's fast, competitive, unpredictable. And the players are obviously passionate about what they do. These guys, they'll throw punches over a bad call. --Not that I'm necessarily condoning violence, not against other humans, but it's refreshing to watch people who care so much about something that they'll risk their teeth over it, even if it isn't all that important in the long run.

Anyway, the games are usually at night.

My first movie... wow, that was a long time ago. Had to have been, what, 1915? It was called "The Birth of a Nation." I thought for a while that movies were just a fad, so I didn't really pay much attention to them until that one came out. But then I kept hearing about it, you know? People just kept talking about it. So I finally went. And yeah, I was impressed. But I still like the theater better. Real theater, I mean.

The first time I ever drove a car was in Chicago in 1927. It was one of those old Model T's. I'd always wanted to try it, just never had the opportunity, so I... took one. Stole it, I guess. It was just sitting there outside this club, and I was drunk, so... Hey, I'm not proud of it. Didn't last very long, anyway. I sort of wrecked it a couple blocks away from the street where I found it.

I do get nostalgic sometimes. Not for anything specific, really... but things used to be simpler than they are now. Easier. I don't have anything against technology - you can't, if you have to plan for an eternity - but every now and then I kind of wish I didn't have to get some twenty-something human to explain to me how to do something, you know?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

The tattoo. That would be Japan, 1833. I'd just read this book called "Suikoden," and all the characters have these big tattoos. They're called irezumi. Mentioned it to Darla, and she said she'd like to see Japan, so we went. She wanted me to get a tiger design, but I liked this better. Got it done in nara black, because it turns blue under the skin and that was Darla's favorite color. I'd been planning to get it filled in, but then we ended up killing the artist, and I just never went and had it finished.

What one time?

I get the feeling you're joking, but yeah, I actually do know the way to San Jose.

They were all the best while I was kissing them. But once someone gets in your heart, you can't really compare them to anyone else - even the other people in your heart.

[pellamerethiel.livejournal.com]

What an excellent idea! :)

When did you learn how to drive? How much time did it take you?
The thing you mostly admired in Darla?
When was the first time you've tasted a pig blood? What did you think about the taste, then?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

I got my first car in the thirties in Missoula. It had run out of fuel and was abandoned beside the road, so I pushed it behind some trees, stole a couple gallons of gas and came back to get it. Spent a few nights riding around the countryside by myself. It was nice. I had that car for three years - drove it to California. I ended up trading it for a month's stay at a hotel in Sacremento.

The thing I most admired about Darla... God, where do I start? She was so much a part of me that I don't think I could pick just one thing. She was smart, beautiful, determined, brave... she saved my ass so many times. And she was so damned exciting. Always kept me on my toes, you know? But I guess... I guess the thing I'm most grateful to her for, the thing I will always remember her for, is sacrificing her life for my son. That will always be the Darla I think of when someone mentions her name.

First time I had pig's blood was in France, 1847. (Don't ask.) I wasn't particularly fond of it. I'm still not, but we do what we have to.

[sevendeadlyfun.livejournal.com]

Darla, Penn, Lawson: You've staked all of them but not Spike and Dru. Why not?

You've had both so you can settle the debate over who has more fun: blondes or brunettes?

Lindsey: love him or loathe him?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

I didn't stake Penn. And anyway, Spike has a soul now, and... and Drusilla's insane, so she can't really help what she does, right? It's not her fault she's... evil.

I don't think hair color has much to do with how much fun someone has. But, contrary to popular belief, I've been known to have some fun every now and then - healthy fun, I mean, not like torture and murder - so I'm going to go out on a limb here and say brunettes.

Lindsey... McDonald? Loathe. Definitely loathe.

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

Awesome idea!

1.What was the most gratifying aspect of becoming a parent?
2.Under what circumstances would you have stayed with Nina?
3. When it comes to Kate, what is your biggest regret?
4. Who's the better fighter: Buffy or Faith?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. Everything. Can I say that? Having a child is like... it's like your heart is outside of your body and you can see it for the first time. It's knowing that every moment of your life has just been leading up to this perfect thing that you can hold in your arms and cherish and take care of. Having someone that needs you so completely, that relies on you... it makes you feel so small, and at the same time like the biggest, most important person on earth.

2. If I hadn't decided to take on the Black Thorn... I think I could have stayed with Nina for a very long time. Until she didn't want me anymore.

3. Kate and I parted on good terms. If I did have any regrets about her, it would most likely involve not being truthful from the beginning about who I was. But I don't generally wear my "I'm a vampire; I ask me how" button for people when I first meet them, and it tends to be an awkward subject to bring up later on in a relationship.

4. Buffy fights with her heart. Faith fights with her fists. And they can both kick my ass. I know that's not really an answer, but it's not really a question either. They're both the slayer. It's like asking which hurts more - having your right hand cut off or having your left hand cut off. (Although I suppose if anyone's qualified to answer that question, it would be Spike.)

[darlas-mom.livejournal.com]

This is BRILLIANT. You rock!

1. If you could selectively resurrect and/or reinvent your vampiric family members, who would you bring back and/or what would you change?

2. Do you have any mementos from any of your past relationships (romantic or familial)? What are they?

3. Spike likes soap operas--what kind of TV do you like to watch?

4. Would you ever read fanfic? ;-)

And one from Darla, because I'm trying to get in the groove for writing her at the moment (feel free to ignore this one if it feels like I'm trespassing on your idea, such isn't my intention):

"Would you really have stayed to watch me die when I was human?"

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. I wouldn't bring any of them back, and the ones who are still alive would survive solely on marshmallows. (Dru would like that.) Also, Spike would be mute.

2. Pictures. I have some of Buffy, Connor, and Cordelia, as well as Wes, Gunn, and Fred. As for the less recent past, I just have memories. It's probably better that way.

3. I like watching hockey, and I catch the news now and then. Other than that, I haven't really watched any TV since Bonanza and The Carol Burnett Show went off the air.

4. What's fanfic?

5. Yes.

[shiny-n-new.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice idea!

Questions:
-What is the piece of advice you would have given Spike re: getting a soul?
-What's your favorite flavor of ice cream?
-Have you ever watched any Disney movies? If so, what was your favorite?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

If Spike had told me he was planning to win his soul, I wouldn't have believed him. Anyway, there's really nothing anyone could say to prepare someone for the guilt they're in for once they get their soul back after being evil. Of course, I could give him plenty of advice about it now - how to manage the guilt, how to relieve built-up aggression, that sort of thing - but he... appears to be getting along fine without any help from me. Which is... good.

Cookie dough fudge mint chip. I also like chocolate. And coffee. And Cherry Garcia. But I don't eat much ice cream.

I defy anyone to watch Old Yeller and not cry like a baby.

[cafedemonde.livejournal.com]

Okay, let's see...

1. You've had sex with Spike. Don't bother denying that. But my question is how do you feel about having sex with him now, with you both being all soul-having?

2. When you sent Lorne with Lindsey with the order to kill him, was part of you still peeved about him posing as Doyle?

3. Buffy loves Spike. Spike loves Buffy. Your thoughts on this and their chances if they ever meet up?

4. Connors a young man now, but what do you think you missed most about his upbringing.

5. If you could go back in time, would you have killed Justine when you had the chance?

6. Wesley's hot. Do you want him?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. There's no way you could possibly know that. Unless... did Spike say something to you? I refuse to answer this question.

2. No part of me will ever not be peeved at Lindsey for that.

3. I wish the best for Buffy in everything. Which is why she should be with anyone but Spike. He can't even keep his mouth shut about one thing that happened one time over a century ago!

4. Everything. But mostly the chance to raise him with the love and understanding that Holtz wasn't capable of. I tried to give him that when I made the deal to take over Wolfram and Hart.

5. If I could go back in time, knowing what I know now, I would have a good long talk with Wesley about a certain false prophesy. I think that would accomplish the same thing without having to kill a human. But if killing her were my only choice, then yes. I'd do it.

6. Whoa there, tiger. Back up. What?

[zoesmith.livejournal.com]

Oh that's so cool! I want to play :)

Angel darling, what do you really think about Lindsey's singing??

And would or have you let Spike spank you? ;-)

*kisses* xxx

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Lindsey McDonald wouldn't know good music if it bit into his jugular and drained him dry. I mean, his voice is all over the place - rock, country, ballad... what's with that? Give me Manilow any day over that whiney lawyer crap. You know, Elvis, Neil Diamond. They're the real thing. Not Lindsey McfreakinDonald. Please.

And... no. No, I would not let Spike spank me. Why? Did he ask? Tell him to stop playing games and ask me to my face next time.

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

Yay, we get to chat up your Angel!!!

So, what exactly do you like about Spikes poetry?

How do you feel about things that Angelus loved to do that were not exactly evil?

Are you jealous of Spikes soul and the way he got it?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Just so we're clear - I don't think Spike's poems had any actual literary merit. The reason I liked them... was because of the feeling behind them. If he felt strongly about something, then he wrote it down. I admired his self-expression, the fact that he felt compelled to create something he thought was beautiful. The words didn't matter; it was the creative force that I found fascinating, the depth of his emotion. Reading his poems was like getting inside his head for a little while, looking out through his eyes. Like he stripped himself completely bare before the world and invited critique of his insides. That sort of thing takes courage.

The poems themselves were pretty awful, though.

I can't think of anything I particularly loved before I got my soul that wasn't evil in some way. Except maybe going to the theater. Ballet. I still enjoy things like that, but I don't eat anyone while I'm there. Well, unless you count last time, but that wasn't actual killing-eating, and I mean it was Cordelia so it wasn't like... you know, I'm just going to stop there.

The only reason I have to be jealous of Spike's soul is that his doesn't come with a happiness clause and mine does. He's allowed to enjoy himself if he wants to, whereas I'm actually being punished. But no, I'm not jealous of the way he got it. He told me about it once. Bugs crawling up his nose and in his eyes? No thank you. I'd rather be cursed by a gypsy.

[shapinglight]

Question: Why are you so anal now you have a soul? You weren't like that before. Or were you?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

I'm not anal.

If you're asking why I'm more conscientious now than I used to be, that's simple: now I have to be aware of the consequences of my every action. Before, I could afford to be reckless because the consequences didn't matter. But now it seems like everything I do can (and probably will) backfire. And I don't want any of my friends to get hurt.

If you're asking why I prefer to be in control of the little, seemingly insignificant aspects of my life, it's because... sometimes those are the only things I feel I have a say in at all.

[spankspike.livejournal.com]

Ah this is delicious, I'll play.

1. If it were absolutely necessary (I don't know why, but let's say it was the only way to save all of humanity) for you to have sex with one of the males in your life who would it be? Do you think you could enjoy it and if you did would you be man enough to admit to him or to anyone else?

2. Do you think that it's possible that if Cordelia hadn't been taken away at such an inopportune time the two of you could have made a real go of it?

3. Most men tend to run through their previous sexual encounters in their head while masturbating (especially those who aren't particularly internet porn savvy). Since Eve is one of your previous partners, do you ever think about her/fantasize about her as you masturbate?

4. Any males in your life past or present that you've fantasized about while masturbating? This would include if you were drunk, under a spell, or just in a very deep denial.

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. Gay sex to save the world? Sometimes I wish it were that easy. --Not that I swing that way, because I obviously don't, but one awkward encounter seems like a small price to pay in exchange for every human life on earth. I suppose if my... partner... had to be someone I knew, then I'd pick someone who would be professional about it. Not professional like... a professional... but someone who would understand that it was only happening because the world was at stake and who would be willing to do whatever it took to save it. Someone who would also be able to forget it ever happened, or at least wouldn't let it affect our relationship. Someone like... Wesley. Wesley would get it. It would be weird, but I think he'd understand. And be willing.

Would I enjoy it? Well, like I said, it wouldn't be my preference. But who doesn't enjoy sex? I doubt I'd ever mention it, though.

2. I think about it all the time.

3. No. Jesus. I've been trying to repress that memory for months.

4. Look, I appreciate the interest, but... my private fantasies are... private.

Huh, I had no idea so many people were going to ask about my sex life.

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

so, that whole time you had to suck up and let Wesley be in charge, what were you *really* thinking?

also...pink helmet?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Atonement's a bitch?

Actually, it wasn't that bad working for Wesley. And it wasn't so much working for as working with. Or maybe working near. He didn't make me call him Mr. Wyndham-Price or anything.

Pink helmet. Right. It was... it was the law. I mean, what was I supposed to do? Not help my friends because I'm too manly to wear pink? Of course not. Any one of them would have done it for me.

[mere-ubu.livejournal.com]

Bwaah! This is brilliant. OK, three questions for Angel:

1. Boxers or briefs? Enquiring minds want to know.

2. What is it about Barry Manilow's music that you find so appealing? Please be specific.

3. What's up with the now-you-hear-it-now-you-don't Irish accent, darlin'?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. Um... heh. I don't actually... I mean, usually I don't... unless the, uh, situation calls for... um. I mean. Boxers?

2. It's easy to listen to. The words tell a story, and the music's pretty. Plus, it's deep. If you'd ever heard "Early Morning Strangers" then you wouldn't need to ask me why I like Manilow.

3. I changed the way I talked after I got a soul because I wanted to be as different as possible from the way I had been. Funny how that was one of the easiest changes I made about myself, and yet it's the always the first thing people notice.

[ldyavalon.livejournal.com]

This is fun. Shapinglight sent me here ;)

What was the "electronic gadget" that took you most time to learn to use?

How many languages can you speak?

If you could have killed Hitler (or any other evil psychopathic dictator), would you have?

Do you think Dawn and Connor would make a good couple?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. According to Wesley, I still don't know how to use my cell phone.

2. Would you believe I've never counted? Let's see... Fluently, I can speak English, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Romanian, Mandarin, Korean, and Japanese. I also know a little Gaelic, some conversational Fyarl, and enough Vinji and Sahrvin to get through a summit meeting with their clan leaders. Oh, and I know Morse Code, but I guess that's not really a language, is it?

3. If a genocidal psychopathic dictator rose to power now, I'd want to do something about it, yes. But during Hitler's time, I was barely keeping track of politics at all. I just wanted to be left alone. So if someone had come to me and asked me to kill him, I probably would have said no.

4. Ehh... I don't like to think of my son as being involved in a romantic relationship at all. But if he did have a girlfriend, I'd much prefer her to be Dawn's age than... you know, older.

[hello-spikey.livejournal.com]

I know cafedemonde touched on this, but I feel the question demands examination: Why, Angel? Why did you make Lorne Lindsey's murderer? After Lindsey had agreed to work for you? It just seems... it was a cold act, Angel.

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Yeah, it was cold. I admit it. It was as cold as resurrecting a 400-year-old vampire and using her to get to me. It was as cold as impersonating a dead hero and manipulating another champion to distract me while the world goes to hell with no one to stop it.

Do you honestly think Lindsey McDonald could change? I gave him two chances, and he failed both times. How long before he would turn on me again? You have to understand that I couldn't let that happen. Yeah, it was a hard decision to make. I wish I could have given him another chance. Hell, I wish I'd tried harder to help him the first time he came to me wanting out. But he's proven what kind of person he is, and when you're in a war, sometimes you have to make the hard calls.

Lindsey knew what he was risking when he came back to my city.

So yeah, cold. But necessary.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

Well, Angel dear. Nice meeting you. Especially since I have your daughter in my head at times... (macabreprincess). ;-D

Anyway. Get ready. Here is my questions. :-)

Angelus seemed to enjoy classical music quite a bit. Do you? And what classical piece is your favorite?

Talking off your evul alter ego, is there anything he has done that you think was a good thing?

Also, you been around for quite some time... Must have quite a bit of cash in banks around the world. Or... Not? Do tell, dear. Money grows over a couple of hundred years, is all I'm saying. ;-)

Also, if your daugher dearest jumps into my head in my journal... Would you come visit?

(Hope you don't mind if I snagg the idea...)

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

I have to be in the right mood for it, but yes, I enjoy classical music. Chopin... the nocturnes. My favorite is Nocturne #20 in C sharp minor. It's beautiful.

No, nothing I did without a soul could be considered good. The only things I don't regret doing back then are the things I didn't do.

My financial situation is... adequate. I use what I need to, and what I don't need to use, I save. I have a modest bank account. Not overflowing by any means, but it's enough for me. And... not even Cordelia could get me to say more about it than that.

As for Drusilla, if ever see her again...

I hope I don't ever see Drusilla again.

[a-mistletoe.livejournal.com]

This is a good way to flex your muscles

So much to cover and I don't want to be trivial but there are one or two things I've wondered about.

1. What did you do with the baby you rescued instead of eating as Darla demanded in China?
2. Do you have nightmares still of Angelus' deeds, or Hell?
3. Why Vegas and what was Bugsy Siegel really like?
4. Do you still draw and who/what is your favourite subject?
5. When did you learn tai chi?
6. Would you ever consider going back to Ireland?

Sorry to be greedy, but this chance doesn't come around very often to talk to the man vampire himself.

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. That's actually a... long story. And kind of boring. I'd rather not get into it.

2. Sometimes. When I'm not having nightmares about being trapped under the ocean or going bad and murdering everyone I know.

3. Why Vegas? Because that's where it was all happening. There's no better city to be morally grey in (besides LA). And Bugsy was a cool guy. Not the best with words, but he played tennis like a fiend.

4. I draw when I have the time, but I hardly ever have the time anymore. Mostly just do it to help identify demons, but I did go through a Connor phase not too long ago. You know, trying to imagine what he looked like growing up. The things I missed.

5. I picked up some Tai Chi Chuan as a meditation technique when I spent a few months in China around 1900. When I get stressed out, practicing helps... take me out of myself, if that makes sense. Concentrating on the very basic - your own body, the movement of your arms and feet and neck - helps ground you, makes the bigger things seem less daunting.

6. I wouldn't mind. There's nothing there for me now, but it's a nice place, as countries go. Visiting Ireland isn't really on my list of priorities, though.

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

All love is great. Whether it's passionate, epic, comfortable, or fleeting... if you love someone, you don't judge that love against your love for someone else.

I... hope that makes sense.

(IC post of questionness; Heeee! ^.^)

[quortoth-teen.livejournal.com]

Whoa...I didn't know you even knew how to turn on a computer, let alone use one. -smirk-

Anyhow; questions, right...

1) Clearly, we both have father issues, but why did you have yours? Your father wasn't a demon...was he?

2) Why on earth after all these years you've been fighting against Wolfram and Hart, would you go work for them?! I mean...besides the obvious...you can't actually have believed they'd changed, right?

3) What's with the Manilow Obcession? I mean, honestly; Lorne, I could understand...

Thats pretty much it, for now at least. I'm sure I'll think of more. BTW, feel free to ask me anything in return.

Re: (IC post of questionness; Heeee! ^.^)

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. No, he wasn't a demon. I wouldn't have named you after him if he had been. We just... we had some different ideas about... Look, he was a good man. He didn't deserve what... happened. Let's just leave it at that, alright?

2. I have my reasons.

3. It's not an obsession! It's good music. If you'd listen to those CD's I gave you, then you wouldn't have to ask. But... why would I be obsessed with Lorne?

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I have a couple of questions:

First, about Willow. She was always nice to you, always helped whenever you asked, yet you always brushed her off and treated her rather rudely. She gave you your soul back...twice. Yet you barely thanked her and it took you ages to do even that. Why?

Second question: Is there anything you've done while you've had the soul that you regret even nearly as bad as things you did without a soul?


Gabrielle

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

I never meant to be rude to Willow. I guess sometimes the whole interacting with humans thing makes me a little anxious, and then I come across that way without trying to. Anyway, once you've threatened to kill someone in front of her friends, it gets kinda hard to... you know, break the ice. But I am grateful to Willow for restoring my soul - both times. I just assumed that she knew that already.

Sometimes I think having a soul makes the bad things I do now worse, because now I have a choice. I don't know if you heard about this, but a few years ago I actually locked some people in a wine cellar with two of the most vicious vampires in history - while I still had my soul. They were bad people, but they didn't deserve what I did to them. I think if I ever finish atoning for what I did while I was evil, then I'll have to start over and atone for the things I did while I was supposed to be good.

[angelstoy.livejournal.com]

ooooooooooo fun!!!!!!!!!!!! ok, here's one I've been dying to ask!!!!

the whole Acathala thing, all it would of taken to close it would of been some of your blood thrown in (Giles said - Angel's blood to open it, Angel's blood to close it - not throw Angel in to close it) So my question is, how could you still love Buffy after the Acathala incident? - she saw your soul being returned, saw how incredibly confused you were and rather then tell you what was happening behind you, she just told you to close your eyes - knowing full well that you trusted her enough to do it without question. Then she squewered you and sent you to hell for a hundred years - I admit, I'm not the sharpest pencil in the bunch, but if someone told me "Angel's blood to close it" my first thought (even if I was scared out of my ever lovin' mind) would be to put Angel's blood on something and throw it in, not stab him when his eyes are closed and chuck him in (sorry, that's always really bugged me!!!)

Question 2 - in Sunnydale Spike called you his Sire, in L.A (when he tortured you for the ring) he said you were his Sire (I'll stake me ol' Sire) but the second time he was in L.A (during the Wolfram and Hart time) he called you Grandsire - what's the deal? is it just that he's so angry at you now, he's denying you're his Sire OR was the times he did call you his sire just because he was so in love with you he wanted it to be true and that by saying it outloud, it made it true - that was until he stopped being in love with you (or maybe calling you Sire was his way of telling you he loved you)

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

1. My understanding was that Acathla's vortex would only close with me inside it. But it doesn't matter - Buffy did what she thought was the right thing to do. Buffy always does the right thing. That's one of the reasons I love her. I wouldn't want her to put me above the world. I'm just one person, one formerly evil person who deserved hell anyway, nothing worth putting the world in danger for. I respect what she did because I don't know if I could have done the same if our situations had been reversed.

And once you love someone, really love them, you couldn't just stop. It becomes a part of who you are. Even a century of torture and pain doesn't change that.

2. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Spike in love with me? That one's new. But I can see how the whole "sire" thing could be confusing. It usually means the vampire who turned you, but it's also a term of respect for any vampire in your line who is older than you. Of course, Spike only ever used it out of respect when he wanted something - the other times, he was just being a snot. And the "grandsire" thing was sarcastic. He was trying to make me feel old. We usually don't use terms like grandsire and great-grandsire. It's all just sire - unless we're talking to humans. Sometimes we use words like that to keep from confusing them.

[icemink.livejournal.com]

This is a wonderful idea. And if you're not too overwhelmed with the questions you've already been asked, let me throw in one more:

What is the most difficult thing about looking at Connor?

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

Angel says:

Now? When I look at Connor, the most difficult thing I feel is regret that I missed so much of his life. But I'm trying to make up for it. We actually get along pretty well. It's been a... process. But a good process.

The hardest thing used to be looking at him and knowing that he hated me. And then the hardest thing was seeing that he didn't recognize me - literally had no idea who I was. But that's all in the past. These days, the thing I feel most when I look at my son is pride. I'm so damn proud of him.

[erin-starlight.livejournal.com]

Found Shapinglights' link. This sounds great!

1. I've always found it a little strange that you got back with Buffy after she sent you to hell. The only time I recall you seeming upset about it was when you told Connor that an ex sent you to hell. Though you understood WHY she did it wasn't there a part of you that was angry that that she did? Even a little?

2. Did you ever given Connor god-parents? If so who were they? (I know that you said Holland pretty much was Connors' godfather but did he actually have them?)

3. You were pretty upset in L.A. after the whole Jasmine affair, why did you act the way you did in Sunnydale after that? Was it partly because you smelled Spike? More than that?

4. What would you say if a man had a serious desire to make Spike his lover and there was a chance Spike might be seriously interested?

5. What do you think of Cordelia overall and what made her different (special) from everyone else?

6. Why didn't you tell Buffy about Cordelia, or that you had a son? Would you ever tell her?

7. How did you feel when a.) it sunk in that Spike had a soul, b.) that he had died, c.) and when you realized how the soul affected him after the Dana encounter?

Thank you for your time. Sorry for the length I just always wanted to ask you these questions.

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Angel says:

1. I was never angry at Buffy for what she did. She did what she had to, and I admired that - because if it were me, I don't think I would have been strong enough to make that choice. But I'd never want Buffy to put me above saving the world. I can't imagine something worse than being a liability to the slayer.

Sure, I was bitter about being sent to hell... but it wasn't Buffy's fault. It was mine. I got what I deserved.

2. No, Connor never had godparents. Officially.

3. I'm not sure what you mean. How did I act?

4. Congratulations? But I seriously, seriously doubt that would ever happen. I mean, men have hit on Spike before (he doesn't like to talk about it, but I've seen it happen - more than once) and he gets pretty freaked out about it. I think it's kinda funny, though.

5. I loved Cordelia. She was my best friend. The way she would just... say things, you know? Whatever she was thinking, whatever was in her head, right then, that's what you'd get. It was just so... refreshing, I guess. I needed that kind of honesty in my life, and she was perfectly happy to give it to me - whether I asked for it or not. And I felt like she really knew me. Knew what was going on inside. You couldn't hide anything from her, not anything, and... I guess it got to a point where I didn't even want to. You'd probably just have to know her to really get what I mean. But. She was... amazing. I really miss her.

6. The only time I had the chance to tell Buffy about Connor was in the middle of an apocalypse. I mean, I was going to tell her, but it... didn't really seem like the right time.

7a. I guess I was surprised. I don't know if you know this, but having a soul isn't really a normal thing for a vampire. So, surprised. And kind of... I don't know. I wasn't disappointed, not exactly, but it... sorta makes it seem less special, doesn't it?

7b. Spike and I hadn't really had a close relationship for a long time. I mean, any time someone in your family dies, there's going to be a certain sense of loss, but... the last time we'd really interacted with each other, he'd tortured me with pokers. So when I found out about his death, I can't say I was exactly crying myself to sleep at night, you know? But yeah, there was a... sadness. And respect. He died in battle, and that's not something to take lightly.

But then of course he came back. Pretty much ruined the effect.

7c. I knew how the soul changed Spike long before we met Dana.

[lafemmedarla]

1. What was it like meeting Baudeliare?

2. Whare the things about Connor that remind you of Darla the most?

3. How many Barry Manilow concerts have you been to? Be honest.

4. The whole "Concurrently" bit... is it true that they never let you do that? I find it hard to believe, you know ;-)

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Angel says:

1. Like meeting a drunk guy in a bar. I wasn't too impressed with him, to be honest, but Darla liked him. Said he was eccentric. I thought he was kind of ridiculous.

2. This will probably sound weird, but... his hands. The size, shape, strength of them. He has Darla's hands. And when he first came back, his temper. But he doesn't really have that anymore.

3. Four Manilow concerts. He does a great show. Better than the Osmonds.

4. It was true at the time, but after that bastard the Immortal took advantage of them, they came around. That's the only reason I didn't kill him.