"Who says you can't have any comfort? Just because you're an angel? Have you ever wondered why angels and humans have different sets of rules?" Probably not, if Gabriel's like the angels from his world, but if he doesn't put that thought out there, no one will ever wonder.

"The other side's deal?" He knows you mean him, Gabriel. Or someone like him, at least. "Maybe the other side doesn't want an apocalypse."