Ian the Gardener


SHAY: What kind of gardening does an angel do?

IAN: You can't figure it out?

SHAY: No.

IAN: You know that little thing you call a planet, or maybe one of those fiery balls you call a sun?

SHAY: Yes...

IAN: That's my work.

SHAY: You do that? God doesn't?

IAN: God doesn't have time for that.

SHAY: He doesn't? I thought God operated outside of time.

IAN: You know what I mean. Those kinds of duties were delegated to us a LONNNNGGG time ago.

SHAY: So angels have actually been in the universe creation business.

IAN: You should see the multi-verse, it’s even more interesting.

SHAY: Multi-verse?

IAN: Forget I said that.

SHAY: So is it a team of you that does that kind of work? Or just you?

IAN: I've personally created a whole lot of creations, but there are teams too. Every now and then something will take more effort than usual.

SHAY: This sounds like very intriguing work. I'm guessing that there are a whole lot of angels lined up to apply for a job like this.

IAN: Absolutely. It took me millions of your years to get this gig.

SHAY: Millions, wow. What did you do before that?

IAN: I was a sun detonator. I triggered super novas.

SHAY: Wow. Only triggered them?

IAN: It was good training. It gave me perspective. I've been able to see both sides of the business.

SHAY: Okay. So how long do you plan on staying in this particular profession?

IAN: Quite a while. It would take a really good offer for me to leave.

SHAY: But God has been known to make those kinds of offers, huh?

IAN: Are you kidding? He invented them!

SHAY: I guess so. Thanks for the input!