"What can I say? I'm a man of many, many talents," Gabriel said, spreading his hands and shrugging. Of course, he had a few extras he really wasn't telling this guy about, but he couldn't let on everything, right?

"You're doing fine for a rookie," the archangel told the old man, and plonked himself on the chair, stretching out his legs and making himself comfortable. "Go on, then. Give me a sample of these trades."