Not always this hard. Well, at least she didn't say it could possibly get worse. He did snort at the 'no one is going to die' comment. People, frankly, had. Then again, he'd taken more time than he'd needed, too.
For a while Gabriel didn't say anything at all. He just took a few slow breaths, trying to wrestle his frustration under control, picking bits off the bread. In time, to his vague surprise, he found he'd finished it. Next on the agenda: sleep. He made to flop back with a sigh, remembered he was still wearing his pack, and with a huff found his way out of it, almost losing Re-l's blanket. His goggles he finally took off, and blinked up at the dark sky.
"How do I always wind up watching stars with you," he grumbled without heat, finding the cloth he'd been using all day to keep his headache down. Now he finally lay back, using the cloth as a shade so the rising sun didn't get in his eyes, and rearranged the blanket so it was over the both of them.
continuing into the next morning, yes?
For a while Gabriel didn't say anything at all. He just took a few slow breaths, trying to wrestle his frustration under control, picking bits off the bread. In time, to his vague surprise, he found he'd finished it. Next on the agenda: sleep. He made to flop back with a sigh, remembered he was still wearing his pack, and with a huff found his way out of it, almost losing Re-l's blanket. His goggles he finally took off, and blinked up at the dark sky.
"How do I always wind up watching stars with you," he grumbled without heat, finding the cloth he'd been using all day to keep his headache down. Now he finally lay back, using the cloth as a shade so the rising sun didn't get in his eyes, and rearranged the blanket so it was over the both of them.