[ It's bizarre to feel Gabriel literally disintegrating under his touch, though he doesn't complete the action once he registers that it's really him. All the same, Jack can see that he'd been dissolving away into smoke. He's never seen anything like it, but he also wouldn't have believed in a sniper with blue skin and a lowered heart rate, so Talon has made him reevaluate a lot of things.
When Gabriel grips his wrist, though, that certainly feels real enough, and Jack exhales behind the mask, barely audible as the relief washes over him. There's a lot that's wrong here, but both of them are alive, and that's more than he could have expected a few months ago.
It doesn't really surprise him that Talon has been sedating Gabriel, as he's not the sort of person who would have taken any of this lying down. That means that their time is even more limited, though Jack's willing to carry him if he begins to lose steam. ]
Let's go.
[ He backs away and extends a hand to Reyes to help him stand, should he need it. ]
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When Gabriel grips his wrist, though, that certainly feels real enough, and Jack exhales behind the mask, barely audible as the relief washes over him. There's a lot that's wrong here, but both of them are alive, and that's more than he could have expected a few months ago.
It doesn't really surprise him that Talon has been sedating Gabriel, as he's not the sort of person who would have taken any of this lying down. That means that their time is even more limited, though Jack's willing to carry him if he begins to lose steam. ]
Let's go.
[ He backs away and extends a hand to Reyes to help him stand, should he need it. ]