[It can't be hard to see what Talon's working toward, what an effective assassin Gabe could be like this. Between him and Amelie, they'd be almost unstoppable. It's a good thing Jack came for him when he did, because Gabriel certainly wasn't far off giving in to the idea. The precision he dispatches the guards with says as much.]
[When he reforms, it's not a pretty sight. Gabriel staggers toward a wall to hold himself up, panting heavily, paler even than he'd been before with the effort of what he's just done. It's more than he's managed at any point thus far, and the energy cost means the sedative is really taking hold now. It's hard to keep his eyes open honestly, though he tries his hardest to keep watching past Jack for anyone following. Some blurry shape that isn't the one he's focusing on.]
[He breathes a tired laugh when Jack's close enough to hear it, hoarse and breathless.]
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[When he reforms, it's not a pretty sight. Gabriel staggers toward a wall to hold himself up, panting heavily, paler even than he'd been before with the effort of what he's just done. It's more than he's managed at any point thus far, and the energy cost means the sedative is really taking hold now. It's hard to keep his eyes open honestly, though he tries his hardest to keep watching past Jack for anyone following. Some blurry shape that isn't the one he's focusing on.]
[He breathes a tired laugh when Jack's close enough to hear it, hoarse and breathless.]
Might have to carry me the rest of the way.
[because he is rapidly losing consciousness.]