"Maybe I like ladies with attitude," Gabriel said with so much innocence it could only turn back on itself and become completely uninnocent. It wasn't even a lie, really; sure, most of his constructs had been hooker-types, but Kali? The fact he'd had something with her kind of said it all. "Women with guns, women with sharp instruments; what can I say?" He spread his hands and did a little wriggle. "I might just be a masochist."