[Time was Gabriel would have smelled him coming a mile off; these days, that sensitivity is gone, but he's a perceptive man. Even when he's just a man. So when he walks in, Gabriel notices, and he smiles. It doesn't take a personification of the end of things to recognize one, but a little experience helps.]
You know... It's very generous of you... But it doesn't work like that.
[Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings, eh? Gabriel misses his in an abstract sense, but he's getting by well enough. As an angel he never enjoyed a beer, for one.]
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You know... It's very generous of you... But it doesn't work like that.
[Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings, eh? Gabriel misses his in an abstract sense, but he's getting by well enough. As an angel he never enjoyed a beer, for one.]