[She can see a visible line of tension escape him, and she wonders how often he is faced with such specific thoughts that it might make him so guarded about it.]

Well, that's so not such a bad thing. My sister did that, too. She saved our world from a tyrant who took half of us away.

[That might be the closest she's gotten to mentioning anything about The Snap to anyone yet.

She takes a slow, deep breath and lets it out- ]

I don't want to talk about it, but- um- [She drags a hand through her hair.] since you are an archangel... do you hear prayers? I am not one for it, usually, but... if I needed you in a pinch, can I just- yell for you in my head and you hear me?

[She has no idea how this works, sir.]