((let's say he didn't know it was Diligence who was posting))
Which was probably why Gabriel wasn't really paying much attention when the door swung open. "Hello," he said, "can I help..." He broke off, as the familiar feeling announcing an immortal surfaced, and he looked up.
The face Gabriel saw before him was familiar, and it was very much welcome. "Why, Diligence, my dear girl," he said with a friendly smile. "This is a pleasant surprise." It had been a while since he last had an encounter with this particular Virtue. "What brings you here?"