Adam nodded to show that he understood. "Aziraphale does seem to get 'long with demons more'n most angels."
The boy wasn't against jokes. He just preferred simpler ones, like 'why was the elephant wearing a green felt hat?'* Reality was so fluid that it was hard enough to keep track of what was really going on without introducing whole new alternatives.
"More often than I like," Adam admitted. "I try to give people free will, but sometimes they take it too far and then I hafta step in. But it's only fair that I tell everyone up front what's allowed and what's not, so that's why I did."
He peered at the log again. "You're between Wensleydale an' Kit Ryan. They're both real quiet."
*So he could sneak across the billiard table unnoticed.
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The boy wasn't against jokes. He just preferred simpler ones, like 'why was the elephant wearing a green felt hat?'* Reality was so fluid that it was hard enough to keep track of what was really going on without introducing whole new alternatives.
"More often than I like," Adam admitted. "I try to give people free will, but sometimes they take it too far and then I hafta step in. But it's only fair that I tell everyone up front what's allowed and what's not, so that's why I did."
He peered at the log again. "You're between Wensleydale an' Kit Ryan. They're both real quiet."
*So he could sneak across the billiard table unnoticed.