"Hmm. He has power," the girl noted absently, thinking. "But he didn't try to use it. I haven't met an angel like that before."
Frowning, she added, "I don't know anything about a Constantine. But your guess makes sense. Angels and demons are enemies. To do anything together would get them in trouble." She chewed absently on her lip for a moment. "But then what about my father? If it's Aziraphale, why is he not hiding too?" Her doubt about that was plain in her voice. She didn't know why the idea struck her as wrong, but it definitely did.*
"And what did you mean, recharge?" she added, appropos of nothing. Her gaze dropped to a cheap cell phone she had bought, intrigued by the elegant little device, though it had been disappointing to realize she had no use for it--no one to call. But she had learned from the little book that came with it about 'recharging.' "You aren't a battery..."
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*Leaving aside any other instincts that might have been at work, this demonstrated that it's entirely possible to have a functioning gaydar even if one is oblivious to the notion of orientation.
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Date: 2007-10-29 06:25 am (UTC)Frowning, she added, "I don't know anything about a Constantine. But your guess makes sense. Angels and demons are enemies. To do anything together would get them in trouble." She chewed absently on her lip for a moment. "But then what about my father? If it's Aziraphale, why is he not hiding too?" Her doubt about that was plain in her voice. She didn't know why the idea struck her as wrong, but it definitely did.*
"And what did you mean, recharge?" she added, appropos of nothing. Her gaze dropped to a cheap cell phone she had bought, intrigued by the elegant little device, though it had been disappointing to realize she had no use for it--no one to call. But she had learned from the little book that came with it about 'recharging.' "You aren't a battery..."
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*Leaving aside any other instincts that might have been at work, this demonstrated that it's entirely possible to have a functioning gaydar even if one is oblivious to the notion of orientation.