Try as he might to keep a face that only gave away suspicious exasperation with the situation at large, the barest of a smile may have appeared briefly before the wind was all but knocked out of him. With not quite as much force, the hug was returned in kind nonetheless before they took on their respective stances in Gideon's grin being countered with a roll of Fabian's eyes. "I don't have the mental capacity right now to explain all of the reasons that statement is ludicrous, but remind me later and I will."
No such thing would happen from either side and that was the preferred outcome, though there was still a point to be made. "And I've never been late to anything unlike some people." The furtive quirk at the corner of his mouth a dead giveaway the miffed tone he use was purely for effect, complimented by the low clap of his palm on that shoulder only a wee bit higher than his own. Surely dying together then reanimating deserved a moment of sappiness, even the crosspatch could agree.
Moving to look about the room once more as he straightened his tie, Fabian's gaze would eventually come back to the other with a heavily quirked brow. "Glad to see you've been keeping yourself busy." The wry observation wasn't close to the important things that should probably be discussed, the older of the two being perfectly fine with making a detour through joshing banter as he composed more than his outfit.