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[artnotinheaven]

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head,
and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb,
and naked shall I return thither:
the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;
blessed be the name of the Lord.

-- Job 1: 20-21

These shoes seem to be a problem, don't they?

Girl. John.

Comments

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Can always go barefoot.

No, not yet.

And her name's Willow. 'Less you wanna be called 'angel' all the bleeding time.

[Voice]

[artnotinheaven]

I prefer it, myself.

Hm. I see.

I would prefer not to address her at all.

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Never did understand what angels had against clothes.

Concerned, Gabriel?

Yeah? And why's that?

[Voice]

[artnotinheaven]

I enjoy the modesty, just as I enjoy clothes. It's shoes I don't care for; I prefer to feel Father's work against my soles.

...hardly.

I found her insufferable.

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Think you might be the only one. It still God's work if you trod on glass?

Why bother asking then?

Down here in the mortal realm, we call that 'happiness' and 'friendliness.' I can see where you'd have trouble recognizing it.

[Voice]

[willowtenbrook]

I'm kind of beginning to wonder... Are there any nice angels? Besides Lucifer? I mean... he doesn't count as an angel anymore, does he?

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Only met one and he was sleeping with a succubus. Had a baby. Going to abandon Heaven and Hell and make a life together. Angels came down from on high, killed him and stole their baby. That whole love and compassion line they feed you? Think it only applies to one of 'em and he's not an angel at all. Maybe that's why he's the Adversary. They don't like the fact that he gives 'em all a bad name.

[Voice]

[artnotinheaven]

You know nothing of Angels.

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

I'm the Laughing Magician, love. It's my business to know.

[Voice]

[willowtenbrook]

That... Um. Geeze.

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Sorry, love. Me and angels go back a long way. Always wanted to meet one when I was a kid. Then I did. Never really got over the disappointment.

[Voice]

[willowtenbrook]

No, no, it's okay. Sometimes you gotta just look for the good in people around you, yeah? Like... Like...

Well, you met Nic.

And um, well, it's not like they're angels, or anything, but they kinda... They might as well be.

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Yeah, that I did. Seemed like a good bloke. Little more innocent than Ellie's angel, obvious reasons though. Can't be innocent round a succubus for long.

[Voice]

[willowtenbrook]

He's pretty... sheltered. And besides! Who needs angels when we have the John Constantine?

[Voice]

[thehellblazer]

Sheltered, eh? Two of 'em at that. Place doesn't know how lucky it is.

[Voice]

[willowtenbrook]

Well, he's twenty something and I don't even think he's had a girlfriend. Really lucky. Luckiest place ever.