QUOTE : She’s Samael’s lost angel. “Hello, Zadkiel.” She says, “Hello, Abomination.” I lean against the wall. “Save that ‘Abomination’ crap for someone who cares. You look ridiculous like that.” “You really are as thick as they say. A big mouth and no sense of the inevitable.” “Which is what exactly?” She raises her head in the annoying imperious way angels do. “Your death and obliteration from the universe.” I wave a hand at her. “Please. I hear that every time I get day-old pork buns from the Lucky Phoenix.