Updated Azul Facts Part 37: Image (pt2)
Azul is often called out for sounding insincere, by Jamil during Master Chef, Idia during Halloween and Glorious Masquarade, Leona during NBC, Lilia during Tsumsted, Riddle during Book 6, and Jack during Book 7.
Azul says, “Don’t you see the sincerity in my eyes?,” to which Jack responds, “Actually, the more I look at you, the more shady you seem.” (Idia: “Maybe if you weren’t so sus all the time.”)
Azul is rejected by Eliza for talking too much and lacking “any shred of sincerity.”
Jack says, “Azul’s got smarts, but I don’t trust him. He seems like he’s always got an angle with everything he says and does,” and it is common for characters to be suspicious of Azul:
Cater seems to interpret Azul’s willingness to aid Kalim during Vargas Camp as suspicious (Azul: “I was simply helping Kalim out of the goodness of my heart.” – Cater: “Uhhh…”), and Ace (correctly) suspects Azul of having an ulterior motive to a “benign answer” he gives during an interview, and Riddle also says he suspects Azul of having an ulterior motive during his own birthday interview.
Floyd is suspicious of Azul’s generosity towards his tsum during Tsumsted, with Jade guessing that Azul did not “want (his) golden goose—ah, tsum—to be discouraged and choose not to come back.”
When Azul visits the students trapped in the library during the Lantern event Riddle’s first response is, “What’s your goal here?”
During the drama of the first New Year’s event, Kalim assures unhappy students that he is “sure Azul had the best of intentions!,” to which Deuce responds, “Well, I dunno about THAT…”
During Tsumsted Azul explains that he and Floyd “were going to do some cooking of (their) own for…reasons,” and a suspicious Jamil follows with, “‘Reasons’ is doing some heavy lifting there…” (Azul: “Don’t worry about it. It’s hardly relevant.”)
When Cater comments on Azul looking pleased during the Diner event Lilia responds, “He undoubtedly still has some ulterior motive or another.”
Suspicious of Azul by the end of Book 3, the prefect insists on accompanying him to the photo wall in the museum to ensure that he puts the photo back in its place as he has promised.
