"It just tastes better when it's in things like cookies and puddings and not just out of a package," Gabriel grumbled, still examining the ceiling. It was pretty, he had to admit, though it wasn't exactly the prettiest thing he'd ever seen.

"That's the idea!" He glanced down with a grin. "To see how far someone can be pushed. And then you can laugh at them for being stupid. And maybe they'll actually learn something." Something flickered across his face, too fast to register what it actually was before the grin came back full force. "Ah, now, that would be telling! It'd be no fun if you knew all my secrets."