[The laughter is, of course, extremely confusing to Gabriel, who cocks his head at the sound like a perplexed parrot. If nothing else, he politely waits until Faquarl is finished before he asks:]
What? What's so funny, I didn't make a joke.
[Yeah, those condolences were serious, he meant that! Anyone who wasn't an angel, Gabriel was quickly surmising, was just weird. Everyone here is a freak except him, obviously. In contrast to Faquarl, Gabriel remains tense, his posture not dissimilar from a marching soldier. No relaxation here, no sir.]
... Surely though, the reward would match the difficulty of the task. How hard could it possibly be to... what did you say? 'Cuddle bumblebees?' ...
[That actually sounded really hard now that he thought about it, bees were pretty tiny. He's overthinking this a lot.]
Babysitting isn't difficult, they're children. They can't do anything.
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What? What's so funny, I didn't make a joke.
[Yeah, those condolences were serious, he meant that! Anyone who wasn't an angel, Gabriel was quickly surmising, was just weird. Everyone here is a freak except him, obviously. In contrast to Faquarl, Gabriel remains tense, his posture not dissimilar from a marching soldier. No relaxation here, no sir.]
... Surely though, the reward would match the difficulty of the task. How hard could it possibly be to... what did you say? 'Cuddle bumblebees?' ...
[That actually sounded really hard now that he thought about it, bees were pretty tiny. He's overthinking this a lot.]
Babysitting isn't difficult, they're children. They can't do anything.
[Resident baby expert Gabriel Judge of Hell]