"They pulled me out of my world and brought me here," Re-l said, "soul only, if you're to be believed. I'm not sure anything is beyond them." She sighed. "But it doesn't matter. Whether we pick your solution or mine, it seems like your blindness isn't permanent. So we simply need some contingency plans until it goes away."

Re-l was uncomfortably aware of Gabriel's fingers by her mouth. She tried not to pay any attention to it, focusing on the problems he was facing and the best solutions to them, but it took effort. The logical, dispassionate part of herself was aware that this was desire, and she held herself back. It didn't matter what she felt. She wasn't going to get involved. Her worry for Gabriel she could explain as pragmatism, but if she let it go any further she would just create regrets, and there was no point in doing that.

"Probably the best solution would be for you to move in with someone who can look after you until your sight comes back. If you think it's going to take longer than a month, we can teach you basic skills to manage your life, but any less and it's not worth it. Aziraphale seems like he would be a good choice. I can't claim to know anything about him, but he's family, and family is meant to help in situations like this, as I understand the term. If you want to stay at home, someone could drop food by once a day, something like that." A thought occurred to her. "You have been to see the doctor, I take it?"