[He hears her, but he does not answer. For a while, he just stands there and watches her until it is clear that she is waiting for him to answer.
At that point, he turns on his heel to walk in the other direction.]
No. I can't.
[Even if he wanted to (some part of him does miss the well oiled machine they built together that he could disappear into), he was committed to Talon. He was doing work there, using methods he knew would work and methods that his old associates didn't approve of.
Maybe some part of him wanted their company again, but he wasn't living a fantasy; they wanted Gabriel back, the man he used to be. Not him, as he was now.]
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At that point, he turns on his heel to walk in the other direction.]
No. I can't.
[Even if he wanted to (some part of him does miss the well oiled machine they built together that he could disappear into), he was committed to Talon. He was doing work there, using methods he knew would work and methods that his old associates didn't approve of.
Maybe some part of him wanted their company again, but he wasn't living a fantasy; they wanted Gabriel back, the man he used to be. Not him, as he was now.]