heart you babe - meet & greet

[GABRIEL]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-size: 9.4pt; line-height: 1.4;"]Right, this was the curious welcomer, the one who'd stared a bit longer; Gabe was used to it, because he couldn't imagine there were many combos like him walking around the place, but her gaze hadn't felt repelled or horrified, so her lingering eyes were more noticeable than the typical "holy shit what is that thing" Gabe had learned to turn aside. Physically, Elon wasn't as bizarre as he was, though the pupils lacking from her irises were odd. Much of the owl-cat's own intrigue revolved around that extra bit of spark she had. He was never certain how else to explain it, but his time spent worming out secrets from people gave him a nose for it. Yeah, okay, everyone had something to hide -he wasn't saying they didn't- but whatever she was concealing for the time-being was more than just an innocuous, "I have a big fat crush on Pierre's French ass." He wouldn't call it sinister, not yet, just more, for lack of a better descriptor, and while she had demonstrated a bit of nosiness back at their joining, Gabriel wasn't exempt from that himself. Curiosity killed the owl-cat.

Ah, but he wasn't so much of a bloodhound anymore, and for good reason.

So he'd give friendliness a try instead. Genuine friendliness, or as much as he could manage, instead of the strategic charisma intended to coax answers out of someone.

There was something off about the other feline present too, but he wouldn't pursue that either. For now. If he got bored, that was another story entirely, but today, he would make certain his mother could rest easy knowing her son hadn't entirely forgotten the manners she wore into him. "You know me already," the hybrid began, cataloguing Margaery's name and face away neatly, before onyx eyes seemed to glint with some hidden consideration, "but you don't, so I'm Gabe." He couldn't smile with a beak, but he figured a warm tone worked well enough, so with that said, his attention expanded to Elon once more.

"Let me guess: you woke up like this." His head cocked a near imperceptible fraction, amused; oh, yes, she was well-versed in her poses, but that was just it: poses. Maybe he'd refrain from actively chasing the strings dangled in front of his eyes, though that didn't mean he could overlook the details entirely.

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