He does know what she means, but issuing corrections is familiar territory. It makes him feel better.
There's no hurry here, nothing for them to get back to except cleaning up after the storm and dwelling on their miserable circumstances, so he doesn't rush her to an answer. Michael takes a silent minute of his own to consider his reply. Given there nature of the summoning ritual there are many clarifications he could ask for, like what time this theoretical Adam is pulled from—the before when he was terrified of Michael, or while they were still trying to work out their body-sharing arrangement—but he figures she means the future one, the one back to living his life without him.
"Apart from the usual warnings about this place? I suppose I'd ask him how he's been." If he's truly happy back where he is, if returning to the life of a mere human was a relief or a hardship. The simple conversational questions one would ask meeting an old friend they haven't seen in a long time.
"The people I have the most to say to wouldn't listen." His Father, Lucifer. Listening is not a strong skill among gods or archangels but those two in particular are unlikely to hear him. Michael considers the rest. Gabriel's always been a wildcard. He thinks even Gabriel himself wouldn't be able to answer if he'd be inclined to listen at any theoretical future point. He made his decisions in the moment. "I would owe Raphael certain apologies. For not finding a way to prevent him from being drawn here, for one, but also that he never got the reward he was due."
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There's no hurry here, nothing for them to get back to except cleaning up after the storm and dwelling on their miserable circumstances, so he doesn't rush her to an answer. Michael takes a silent minute of his own to consider his reply. Given there nature of the summoning ritual there are many clarifications he could ask for, like what time this theoretical Adam is pulled from—the before when he was terrified of Michael, or while they were still trying to work out their body-sharing arrangement—but he figures she means the future one, the one back to living his life without him.
"Apart from the usual warnings about this place? I suppose I'd ask him how he's been." If he's truly happy back where he is, if returning to the life of a mere human was a relief or a hardship. The simple conversational questions one would ask meeting an old friend they haven't seen in a long time.
"The people I have the most to say to wouldn't listen." His Father, Lucifer. Listening is not a strong skill among gods or archangels but those two in particular are unlikely to hear him. Michael considers the rest. Gabriel's always been a wildcard. He thinks even Gabriel himself wouldn't be able to answer if he'd be inclined to listen at any theoretical future point. He made his decisions in the moment. "I would owe Raphael certain apologies. For not finding a way to prevent him from being drawn here, for one, but also that he never got the reward he was due."