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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Synchronicity" data-source="post: 1548721" data-attributes="member: 10070">Gabriel 'Gabe' Adams, HP 2/2Gabe sat in the passenger seat for a minute or two as he wiped away the few tears which had crept out and took deep breaths to try and recover himself. He relaxed a little as Eleyna talked. 'She's right. I need to try and calm down. Still, easier said than done! I mean, I'm a m...Gabe, focus, okay? Deep breaths.' "You're right. I'm sorry. It's just...it's hard."Gabe closed his eyes and breathed in and out a few times. His hand clutched his pendant as he did so. 'Come on Gabe, get it together! What would Dad think if he saw you now? He raised you to be strong, to face your problems and deal with them! Sitting around crying about it isn't going to help anyone, least of all you!' Gabe's brow furrowed as he seemed to come to some decision in the depths of his pseudo-meditation. When he opened his eyes again, he looked a little better; the fear was still there, but he seemed to have it under control. His voice sounded more controlled as well, more confident than before; in fact, more confidant than most people were used to Gabe sounding. His hand still held his pendant tightly, his thumb stroking the raised edges of the Chinese character etched upon it."Alright. The memorial park. We can talk there. No gen-scans, no trouble, just a couple of students."Gabe smiled a weak smile at Eleyna. When he spoke again, it was more like the old Gabe, before the troubles of the morning."Um...If that's okay with you, I think I'd like that."With that, Gabe put his head back and closed his eyes. The strain of recent event was evident in the drawn lines of his face, and sitting there he looked worn out. Gabe settled back in the car seat, letting Eleyna deal with the driving while he almost inadvertantly slipped into a light doze, feeling the toll that lack of sleep, strong emotions and stress had taken on him.</blockquote>

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