"I imagine if you're immortal, there's more time to become set in your ways. I'm only thirty, but I've met people here anywhere from thousands of years old to billions. People like Lucifer and Reynard, and now you. By that standard, I'm very young." Belial is one of the angels Ben likes the most, but he's also close to Beelzebub. "The one here's rough around the edges, like me. But we've been training. I've never studied under an angel before."

Ben nods in response to Aziraphale's smile, giving a smaller one of his own. "I've met people here who've made similar mistakes. It's not pleasant to see. But I'm willing to talk to people about my past, if it will help them. I believe people can change, I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't, but they have to be in the right place first. Angry, bitter people are not good listeners."