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Are you sure? Because I have found a lot of things work when I try them.

[And planks of wood are clearly the best solution for getting into graveyards without ~~setting foot on sacred ground~~ getting caught on the fence.]

[Gabriel chuckles, the sound deep and rich.]

You can try...but I am here to tell you it will not work. I blessed this ground myself.

I don't see why it won't work. All the research I did....

[ Might be good but there are a few missing parts. ]

[Alejo is all up for taking risks and trying new things... But the idea of going up in flames because he touched sacred ground puts him off. Just a little. He pulls a face as he eyes up the fence and then gives the stranger an uncertain look.]

Is there a way to... eh... ‘unbless’ it?

[Gabriel snorts and shakes his head.]

Do you mind my asking why you need me to unbless sacred ground for you?

[Gabriel kneels and looks over the circle. He shakes his head.]

Number one this is salt not holy oil....if you wanted to summon an angel you need holy oil. salt keeps demons out. Second, the circle isn't closed even if this was the right substance it wouldn't have held anything.

[That... has him stumped. He gapes slowly as he tries to make up a decent lie.]

Uh... Because... I... would hate to have to... violate sacred ground with... violence. [He gestures inside.] I’ve been chasing down a suspicious man, and I was hoping to get proof that he was doing something less than holy in there. Surely you can remove and return the blessing. [He snaps his fingers.] Like that.

Well I wasn't quite finished with the set up.

[ She pulls out the diagram she had been going off of. ]

The book was very.... specific.

[ She looks over the diagram and her own mental notes frowning very slowly. She had missed an important part, hadn't she? ]

[Gabriel unlike his brothers has always had a sense of humor and he listens to the outright lie with a completely amused expression on his face]

If that was the truth I might consider helping you inside, but given that you just lied to me and not even a decent lie at that I think you are going to have to work for it.

And you can start by telling the truth.

[Gabriel looks over her shoulder and smiles amused.]

Indeed it was if you wanted to play a prank on someone.......honestly a hunter couldn't have written this...the blessing ritual is in Pig Latin.

[He chuckles.]

Possibly I wrote it who knows.

[Alejo frowns. He doesn't much like being found out.]

I have been chasing down a suspicious man... Are you a priest or something?

Pig Latin?

[ She looks it over a third time. Then a fourth and just slowly face palms before settling back on her heels. ]

I should have gone with that other book I had. Made more sense.I was hoping to ask for some assistance.

[ Because she has no idea how to deal with a very nasty player. Who apparently is very good at what he does. She doesn't usually hunt or fight but people are being hurt.

Her inner wolf will not let her sit it out. ]

[Gabriel leans against the desk still amused.]

Well then ask....just because you don't pray out loud doesn't mean someone didn't hear you.

What has he done....anyone who makes a dash for holy ground deserves to have their side listened to at least a little bit.

[Gabriel smiles and stands to his full height. A flash of moonlight reveals a pair of large black shadow wings spreading our against a tombstone. He isn't as flashy as his brothers either. The wings vanish as quickly as they appeared.]

I'm the or something part. My name is Gabriel.

Looking to get into graverobbing, I think.

[Alejo frowns. Between the tombstone and the ‘strange’ vibes he’s getting, this doesn’t sound like it could be anything good. He hesitates, taking a step backwards. He’s... not sure what exactly is going on with this stranger.]

I haven’t heard of you. [Because it sounds like the man expects he has.] Are you a mage?

A mad scientist type...those are always fun.

[Gabriel hops the fence with ease of long practice and stands before his new friend smiling.]

Young people, never reading the Word of God anymore. I am the Archangel Gabriel, he who gave the good word to Mary and slapped her husband upside the head.

[Alejo pauses, a little distracted with the fencehop, then he laughs.]

I do not think it is a good idea to be calling yourself an Archangel. Even as a joke. [The vampire leans in conspiratorially.] He might hear. Then you’d be in trouble.

I needed advice. Didn't have anyone I could turn to... seemed to me a messenger of God might have worked out just fine.

[ She used to be a practicing Catholic. Maybe a priest would have understood. ]

I'm fairly new to the business. I didn't exactly ask for it.... But. Uh.

[ She winces slightly and looks very sheepish and apologetic. ] Werewolf. My instincts run towards protecting people these days.

Anyways. I've been trying to track a cult. I was catching wind of some.... not good stuff. People are dying.

If that weren't bad enough I... got a real bad feeling sir. I think their souls are being harvested. I'm not sure what to do about it.

[Gabriel listens to the tale thoughtfully, given he's been on Earth much more then his brothers he understands what cults are and how most of them tend toward the dark. He doesn't like the idea that innocent souls are being hurt and denied their just reward. Heaven is in enough turmoil as it is and doesn't need more.]

You asked for a messanger of God and got one, I am Gabriel. I will help you if you wish for souls should not be denied what is theirs by right.

[He sighs and shakes his head.]

Morons.

Oh I've called myself many things over the years, Trickster...Loki, you name it, but Gabriel is the name the Father gave me and he wants me to keep using it.

If he's still around somewhere that is....he's been a bit AWOL lately.

[His smiles falters and his head shakes slowly, uncertainly.]

That... That is not something you should joke about, señor. [The form of address is added stiffly, almost sternly.]

[Gabriel snorts and waves behind him.]

Do you want me to do the wing thing again to make my point because I will. I'm not joking. You try and step on my holy ground and I'm going to notice.

[Alejo waves a finger at him, deadly serious and a little angry.]

I am no fool, señor. A street magician could do that! I do not take kindly to people using God and His angels to trick the faithful.

[Gabriel rolled his eyes, he was assuming that his new vessel, all six feet and dark intensity was going earn him a little more respect then he'd gotten before. Guess he was wrong. He begins to glow as he lets his GRACE fly free.]

Listen to me you arrogant asshole I'm trying to make a point here so don't assume anything unless you want to die.

[As someone who fights trolls, werewolves and all manner of dark and looming beasts, Alejo is not easily intimidated. His sea of confidence helps too.]

[If it had just been the words, Alejo would have reacted differently. He would have risen to the bait and told him ‘too late to care for living now’ with a ‘come at me bro’ gesture. The light, though... The Grace... He takes a step back and slips into a ready stance, eying the stranger with confusion and uncertainty. He doesn’t say anything though, just watches and makes sure not to show his fangs.]

[Gabriel's light dims and he holds out his hands in a gesture of peace.]

I mean you no harm vampire, call it curiosity that brought me here.

[He eyes those hands like they might be swords. If this really is an Archangel in front of him... Alejo backs away, shaking his head and his hands, fury disguising fear.]

Oh no. No, no, no! You must be lying. This is all a trick. You cannot be here. Not now.

Okay...looks like there is a story here....want to fess up so I can help or do I have to scare it out of you?

[It says something that Alejo doesn’t immediately snort at the idea of someone scaring him. Even an angel. Instead, from a distance, he points a finger at Gabriel.]

I already asked for your help. Begged. For His help. All I have done is try to do good. My entire life, and I asked for one thing. You cannot exist now. You cannot suddenly talk to me now.

[Gabriel shrugs not exactly sure how to explain where he's been all this time, when he's talking to a complete stranger.]

Okay look, prayer doesn't always work right away....honestly it doesn't work for us half to the time. And right now things in Heaven are a mess, so can't we just say I'm here now and move on?

Oh? Are you going to rewind time? [He bares his fangs a little.] Cure me of my illness? [Then he steps back and shakes his head again.] No. No, no. You could not have found me when I was alive? No. You cannot come to me now. Not now. You are a century too late.

[Another sigh and roll of his eyes is Gabriel's reply. He walks right up and gets in the vampire's face.]

Listen here you arrogant asshole, this is not the time for your issues There is more at stake here then if you are human or not. So get with the program because I have friends depending on your answer.