bishops knife trick

He is FASCINATING.

He can't contact Rapunzel, can't count on any help from any authority figures, can't get help from the general populous, so his two options are Fight or Flight.

Now leaving the country sounds like a better option, but keep in mind that he's a freshly traumatized orphan with some burgeoning mental illnesses, who in this scenario just had to completely abandon everything he's ever known. And given his general... everything, his chances of falling in with a bad crowd or getting manipulated by basically anyone who can fill a parental role are astronomical. Provided he doesn't just starve on the side of the road or get taken out by a random bandit, of course.

But the thing is that'd be the least of his worries, because Varian is far more of a threat to Corona outside of it than in. Imagine what happens if he finds his way into, say, Equis or Pttsford? His firsthand account of not just the rocks, but how he was treated and why he had to leave could destroy Corona's reputation on a massive scale. Because him leaving means he knows that the masked men work for the government, otherwise leaving the country is pointless unless the goal is to leave the seven kingdoms altogether. And depending on the timing he might still have the graphtyc on him, putting another target on his back.

All of that would probably result in an even more dogged manhunt than before to prevent him from talking, so running would only make things far worse for him.

And then there’s the roads, and we see Varian is terrified of highwaymen

This is either because of their reputation (fair) or maybe he did try to leave and had a run in and managed to escape but not without another new trauma

amir saying alastor was most likely the reason vox branched off to wanting to take over heaven in the first place (he also says alastor caused his “bruised ego and maybe something more”!!!???!!!)

christian saying if alastor and vincent met when they were alive theyd probably be kindred spirits??

Vox is annoyed with Alastor's constant rambling and doesn't react at all to his weird chair yoga. He knows his favorite drink and keeps him around without actually needing him rolling around the tower like a little freak.

Alastor is not surprised by anything Vox does. He's annoyed, but never caught off guard by the victory lap or weird smoothie date outing.

What if Vox and Alastor never had a falling-out and were actually super close?

And the Vees and the Radio Family got along perfectly as well?

And we know the state Alastor would have been him when he got there if Shock.wav had delivered him.

I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME - Clusterhug (RadioStatic)

Simple Plan - Can't Keep My Hands Off You (StaticApple)

Marianas Trench - Celebrity Status (StaticApple Sitcom AU)

the ending scene of it's a deal (including don't you forget reprise) from val's perspective

Just compare Alastor in season 1 to Alastor in season 2. The way he interacts with almost all of the other hotel members. Always maintaining a show of poise and power, posture erect, chest out, projecting an indifferent or unreadable expression. He is vague, indirect, polite but impersonal. 

The only major exceptions to this are either when he is around Mimzy or Niffty, or, if he is using the appearance of affection for the benefit of manipulation. Even then though his posture and appearance is rigid and clearly insincere.  

Now compare that to season 2 as soon as Vox shows up. Almost immediately pretense falls, he doesn’t need to play the role of the perfect hotel host or the scary Radio Demon. It’s just Vox. 

It’s the first time that he can just say what he wants and do what he wants because Vox already has seen all these facets of Alastor. He knows who the guy is and Alastor already knows he has Vox’s respect and admiration. What’s the point of overselling his persona bullshit?

It literally gives the feeling of Alastor, the professional out in public vs. Alastor who is coming home at the end of the day and can finally let loose. 

He shows his anger, his annoyance, his fear, his displeasure, his obvious discomfort around Vox. Even in Season 2 during his confrontation with Lucifer, despite how angry and uncomfortable he was he HAD to maintain the perception of control.

Where with Vox, he doesn't care if he shows any level of vulnerability. In part because he doesn't need Vox's respect or to pretend he's superior to him (he already knows he is). But also because it's Vox. The two have 70 years worth of history. There's a familiarity there that breeds easeful rapport whether either would care to admit it.

The fact that Alastor feels comfortable enough around Vox to even lose his shit. In Season 1 during the infamous "Fuck you" scene between Alastor and Lucifer, Alastor despite his rage is still trying to maintain a semblance of control over the situation. His posture his straight, his ears are pointed forward, he isn't allowing himself to physically show his unhappiness in his face or form.  

But in season 2 we see a moment where Alastor genuinely is telling someone, "I hate when you do that! That thing you do actually upsets me and pushes my buttons!" Yeah, it's funny and it makes Vox look like a creep, but it is also one of the few instances of Alastor showing vulnerability and admitting to someone else that their behavior actually got under his skin. 

I can't think of a single other instance in which Alastor has willing admitted out loud that someone actually got to him. Especially not in public in front of an entire audience.