Look out! Characters a-talking!

[thebratqueen]

Okay, finally getting a chance to answer those character questions. You know, this proved interesting because y'all asked some good stuff, but occasionally I came across things that the characters wouldn't necessarily be inclined to answer. Made me think as I tried to figure out how to give an answer without breaking character, as it were.

Anyway :

From rubywisp

For Cat and Mouse Wes: What in the *hell* do you think you're doing with Angelus?

Wes: Trying to come out on top. Metaphorically and literally.

From annasbeta

For Epiphany Angel: If you could without guilt or sliding into the dark, torture Wes' dad what precisely, would you do? And no, don't gloss over the details.

Angel: Heh - what day is it? So many things, just one body to work with. But you know there is great stuff that can be done with modern medicine. I feel really... comfortable with prolonging.

Details? Hard to say. It's kind of like sex with Wes. So much I think about doing but when the time comes I follow my gut - shut up. Hitting would probably be a start. Then I move on to sharp things. Thinking a lot about taking off pieces of skin - not all of it, just patches. You can make that stuff peel right off if you handle it right.

Probably have to do blood transfusions along the way. Then there's bones to break, more hitting just on principle, and then at the end I gotta say I'm still fond of turning him over and sawing him in half, nice and slow.

From narcolepticcat

strategy lorne: how do you keep in fancy clothes when the whole world is under the thrall of a maggoty power-that-was?

Lorne: It's not easy, let me tell you. Peace and light and loving everything equally is great when it's applied to your fellow man - or appropriate demon - but not when it comes to wearing last year's clothes. Fortunately being the valet to the - gyah - 'lover of the Father' meant never having to say "I'm sorry I forgot my credit card".

strategy wes (and this question is for later, after it's all posted up): what exactly where you actually thinking, love?

[TBQ - hope you don't mind if I answer it now, even though it's not done]

Wes: We do what we must with what we are given. Manipulating Connor meant I had a chance. One I failed at, obviously, but given the choice of doing what I could or putting the world at risk - I could not choose my own security.

From violetsmiles

Will we ever learn why Epiphany Wes did not break the curse?

TBQ: I assume you're asking me, the author, and not Wes? ;) In which case I can say that I know why he didn't but I can't say with 100% certainty whether or not the boys will ever find out/figure it out for themselves. But there is a reason, it's not just a handy-dandy plot device.

Epiphany Wes: What wouldn't you do for Angel?

Wes: Give up on him.

Epiphany Angel: If Buffy could accept you after the Angel/Angelus melding, and wanted to be with you now that losing your soul is not an issue, would you leave Wes for her?

Angel: No. Buffy 'n me... that was the old me. The new me... it's different now. I don't - I don't really get it yet, and it doesn't feel right but that's what I feel. Actually not too sure how I feel about that, come to think of it.

From bcassie

For all the Wes's: Would you still want Angel if he were to become human? Why?

Epiphany/Strategy/etc Wes: Good Lord yes. I love Angel. I would want an accept him no matter what he was or what he was going through. Being a vampire has nothing to do with it.

C&M Wes: Human? That depends. If he's not a major player he's useless to me. He becomes dead weight, so to speak, if the Powers have lost their interest in him.

Epiphany Angel: If Wes had refused to be with you after the Angel/Angelus meld, how far and for how long would you have gone to convince him?

Angel: Shit. Okay - thing is I'm not totally sure that he did. But if Wes didn't like it - fuck. I'd try to change it again. Go back to what I was. There'd have to be some way I could do that, right?

Epiphany Wes: What's your favourite memory from your sex life with Angel?

Wes: Besides having one? The first time has some fondness, certainly but there was such a painful awkwardness that keeps it from being the favorite, I think. I can choose only one? Then I believe... learning to go down on him. He liked it so much, and I had no idea I could give such pleasure to him.

Strategy Angel: How do you feel when Wes has nightmares about the rapes and beatings? Do you *honestly* not resent or blame him for offering himself to Connor in the first place and in the end enjoying the sex?

Angel: Wes annoyed the shit out of me for offering himself up like that but there's not much I can do about it now. Not without his permission, anyway, and yeah it's real damn tempting to ignore the fact that he didn't give it to me. But - he's had enough of that for more than a lifetime. He wants to say 'no' then I'm gonna listen.

And you don't get it. Enjoying the sex wasn't something given to him. It wasn't nice. Wes wasn't in love with my son - believe me, I found that to be easier. Connor did this too him. It's not a present. You think it was try looking into Wes's eyes whenever he tries to even talk about it.

And how do I feel? Like killing things. Like killing a lot of things. With my bare hands.

From: piedmargaret

Any Wes, Any Angel -- would you care to put on this robe and roman collar, please? And then kiss? Thank you muchly

TBQ: Hee hee hee. Well now we'll never get them back again!

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That was fun! Do it again! Heck, I open it up to any and all of my characters, even if I haven't written about them in a million years.