[He looks back at her with a wry smile, feeling the delicate moment pass.] Well, I'm not going to apologize for existing, either. But this isn't what I wanted to talk about with you to begin with.

As I said, organization isn't my strong suit, but I have done a fair amount of triage on the battlefield, for humans and for angels. I wasn't trying to be especially ambitious, but if you'll tell me what it was you had in mind before, I'm curious, and perhaps we can work out some compromise?