I was getting there. That's the preamble. This is the point.

[She takes a breath.]

There are different kinds of angels and they all have different Callings. Archangels, Angels of Healing, Angels of Knowledge, Vengeance. Some of them are more self-explanatory than others, but me? I'm a Guardian. Guardians are a little different.

[There's a pause.]

Guardians were basically created because sometimes people just ... need someone to look out for them. Or at least that's how I see it. Some people need a sibling or a shrink or a friend or someone to just help them get their shit together. The only problem with it is, is they don't let you pick which guardian you get. The universe just sort of decides for you. The guardian locks eyes with you and suddenly you've got this person who's feeling what you're feeling and can sense when you're in trouble, and any sort of privacy sort of goes whoosh! out the window. Oh, and if you die, it could kill them too. Or they might go insane. Either way it's not the greatest situation in the world, but when ever does the universe decide to do things nice and neatly?

[There's a beat. She rubs the back of her neck.]

I guess the universe decided you needed someone to help you get your shit together. Hi.