"Yes, but you need never be more than two minutes away from a safe landing. Don't need as much runway."

"You make a valid point..."

"I mean, sleep on it and read an account from another human who has them, but you might like it! And being small helps."

"Can you suggest any such accounts?"

"No, when I was in the market for wings I just talked to demons about it, sorry, but I'm sure somebody's got a thinkpiece up on the internet."

"Well, fair enough. I wonder if anyone has a good comparison of angel style and demon style for things like maneuverability and ease of use..."

"Sure they do. Some people don't conform to their species on that or try a bunch of things. It varies more by individual wing model than by whether it's birdy or batty though."

"You'd have some points common to both - like, batty won't have problems with keeping feathers groomed..."

"Yeah, that's true. Although you can stick feathers on a bat-structure wing, if you really want."

"That doesn't sound mechanically optimal but I suppose I haven't studied the subject. I'm going to end up wanting to design my own pair of wings, aren't I."

"You'll want a daeva test subject."

"I'll make an angel friend," he says cheerfully.

"That's the way to do it, they can take 'em off and make edits and stick 'em back on."

"Exactly!"

"And you can name the model and submit it to the catalogs!"

"The half-dozen models I come up with in pursuit of one I'm satisfied with, more like."

"There you go. Maybe you will win an award."

"Who gives out wing awards?"

"Wing nerds!"

"I aspire to thrill the wing nerds with my creativity and design sense."

"I am sure you will delight them."

"I generally do."

"Delight wing nerds, or delight nerds in general?"

"Delight everyone I can manage, but nerds are particularly easy."

"They do make easy targets."