Father named his human beings Adam and Eve, though I am sure you already knew that.

When Father first introduced the designs for Adam and Eve, I sensed a shared apprehension between myself and my fellow Angels. After the new creatures had spent their first few days exploring Paradise, the spirits of Heaven had entirely changed their tune. Angel and Djinn alike would watch attentively for hours as the pair of humans interacted with our simulation. Every time one of the humans would do something new- Adam would scramble on all fours up a steep hill or Eve would lay in a creek bed and feel the water flow through her hair- we spirits watched and gasped in our excitement. Father watched alongside us, smiling and giggling with the rest of us. I don’t think I had ever seen Him so happy.

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