"I always have fun," Gabe's answer, while perhaps a little flippant was also entirely accurate. He wasn't going to discuss or dwell on the less than happy parts, like his sister's incident. "Lots of clubbing, too much drinking, swimming, and so forth." Gabe said, offering more details so it wouldn't seem like he was being evasive.
Talking also was an attempt to distract himself from the entirely too pleasurable sensation of Lyra's hands in his hair. Keeping conversation flowing so that he didn't focus on that entirely too pleasurable feeling was necessary. "What about you? Keep out of trouble?"