Then, that is all there is to it. You didn't do it on purpose, the motive wasn't there.
[As to not feeling guilty about it, Michael remains silent. He has never been in that situation, and doesn't know how he'd feel if it were him. Maybe Gabriel was in shock, unable to process it, or maybe there was a part of him that really didn't feel badly about killing the man. At that time, there in a dark alley, Michael decided not to care.]
I don't either, but we have to do something with them before walking out onto the street.
[Michael steps back around Gabriel, hands on his wings again. He began to pull at them, fingers sliding over the feathers, not rough, but not gentle either. Maybe he could push at them, and they'd go back in.]
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[As to not feeling guilty about it, Michael remains silent. He has never been in that situation, and doesn't know how he'd feel if it were him. Maybe Gabriel was in shock, unable to process it, or maybe there was a part of him that really didn't feel badly about killing the man. At that time, there in a dark alley, Michael decided not to care.]
I don't either, but we have to do something with them before walking out onto the street.
[Michael steps back around Gabriel, hands on his wings again. He began to pull at them, fingers sliding over the feathers, not rough, but not gentle either. Maybe he could push at them, and they'd go back in.]