"Semantics!" Gabriel waved his hand. "Spontaneity can be just as creative as something planned. Remind me to tell you about the time I was passing a guy passing a cement truck."

He grinned wickedly. At least the man hadn't died or anything. Just ... regretted a few of his recent actions.

Ah, now. That was a look Gabriel recognised. His smile might have been sympathetic if it weren't so wry. "There's nothing wrong with questioning once in a while. It's something humanity does all the time, and they don't get smote for it. Sometimes they even manage to work things out for the better." He paused, the rim of his glass at his lips. "When they don't screw things up totally, that is."