"Where you're sitting is about three feet lower than where I am," Gabriel pointed out cheerfully. Metaphorically and physically, of course. This one was an amateur, that's for sure. Not that he was wrong, but there were assumptions there that would have been amusing if he had been.

"You just need to know how to make it work for you," the archangel told him, patting the altar with fake affection. "I'll admit the line's a little wonky, but it's the best possible connection around here."