[ The truth is that Jack had been pretty rusty at this kind of detail-oriented work, after having to be the big picture guy for so long. That being said, there are some skills that you never truly lose, and after scraping the rust off, he'd been able to jump back into things. It had taken him a while, but here they are.
He remains still in the bed at first, but the more that Gabriel moves around the room and mutters to himself, the more that Jack begins to stir. A distant part of his mind takes him back to another time and place -- Gabriel had stayed the night, and then got up early to work on something, while Jack attempted to catch some more precious hours of sleep. They came by them so rarely.
Slowly he lifts his head to get a look at what Gabriel is doing, and when he sees him reaching out to move something on the wall, he grunts. ]
Hey... that's mine.
[ His voice comes out groggy, maybe even a little petulant. Don't just touch his stuff without asking, Gabe!! ]
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He remains still in the bed at first, but the more that Gabriel moves around the room and mutters to himself, the more that Jack begins to stir. A distant part of his mind takes him back to another time and place -- Gabriel had stayed the night, and then got up early to work on something, while Jack attempted to catch some more precious hours of sleep. They came by them so rarely.
Slowly he lifts his head to get a look at what Gabriel is doing, and when he sees him reaching out to move something on the wall, he grunts. ]
Hey... that's mine.
[ His voice comes out groggy, maybe even a little petulant. Don't just touch his stuff without asking, Gabe!! ]