Dec 22, 2025
*nom nom*
Getting some interesting vibes here. A demon working with a priest for the CIA? If this were intended to be a comedy, you could really play into that mismatch. But it's not a comedy. If I could hazard a guess as to what your friend meant by the weird tone shifts, it could be that the banter between characters could be throwing them off. I don't really have an issue with the workplace banter, as it's fairly normal, but it might not be for everyone. I haven't really got any advice on how to make it more accurate to specifically the year 1995 other than to point out the use of technology that's considered largely obsolete by today's standards such as payphones and landlines, at least not without reading your other chapters.
Overall though, it's a pretty good start. You get your characters introduced without wasting time getting them where they're supposed to be.