Gabriel returned the hug and smiled, chuckling in that dorky way he did. "Glad to hear things are goin' well" he replied. "Me?" he paused and shrugged, closing the door. "Day to day" he said as he started heading towards the kitchen. "Working on my art, being anti social" he grinned as he clapped his hands together.
"The usual" he shrugged. "Tryin' to be a bit more sociable, lively, that sort of thing, get my head out of work for a while but... I did want to show you what's been consumin' all my time... as of late" he explained, going into the fridge to get a beer. He looked happy enough and he was. He just hadn't slept much, hadn't done much else besides paint and draw.