He looks vaguely sheepish as he shrugs at the question. He certainly would've understood if she had kicked him out. People here tended to let a lot of things slide, but that piece of news was a pretty big ask.
Gabriel nods at her request and chuckles at hearing the kid will want to show off. "Of course he'll want to show you what he could do. Especially if you're sparring with him too. So yeah, that's all fine." So that means- "Let me tell you about my intuitive aptitude, then. That was the really dangerous one."
He taps his temple. "It's also the hardest one to see, because it's a mental ability. It shows me how things work- how to fix any complex system so it's working perfectly. But I don't get anything else, so there's this drive- this hunger- to get as complete a picture as I can. That drive, back home, took over everything else, and it became the only thing I cared about. I learned new abilities and everyone in my way was just--" He shakes his head. She can guess the rest. He's sort of figuring that being vague might be a better idea in this instance. "Here, Zephyr's 'adjusted' my curiosity so it stays at normal human levels. I can actually prioritize things now."
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Date: 2018-09-02 02:33 am (UTC)Gabriel nods at her request and chuckles at hearing the kid will want to show off. "Of course he'll want to show you what he could do. Especially if you're sparring with him too. So yeah, that's all fine." So that means- "Let me tell you about my intuitive aptitude, then. That was the really dangerous one."
He taps his temple. "It's also the hardest one to see, because it's a mental ability. It shows me how things work- how to fix any complex system so it's working perfectly. But I don't get anything else, so there's this drive- this hunger- to get as complete a picture as I can. That drive, back home, took over everything else, and it became the only thing I cared about. I learned new abilities and everyone in my way was just--" He shakes his head. She can guess the rest. He's sort of figuring that being vague might be a better idea in this instance. "Here, Zephyr's 'adjusted' my curiosity so it stays at normal human levels. I can actually prioritize things now."