"That sounds like a novelty." ... What a sad thought, when he took even a second to ponder it. How long had it been hungry for... Not a question he'd level at it, he could infer the answer really. Perhaps that was why it seemed so much more... calm didn't seem the correct word. Centered? Inquisitive?

The tapping drew him out of his musing, and he rolled his head towards it. Well, answering questions was better than sitting here glaring at the ceiling.

"What?" No need to get fancy about it, he interpreted the word as a request. Gabriel's head cocked slightly though to look over and see it flopped on the bed. What a strange sight, he was so used to seeing it standing, or in a constant flurry of motion, never once holding still for more than a second. Laying on the bed like it was relaxing?

Weird.