Seth shakes his head a little. Whether it's him disgreeing or just answering is up for interpretation. He doesn't feel particularly brave, and he doesn't feel particularly put-together. He might take some pride in managing to have gotten one over them, or rather having gotten out from under them, but brave? He's not sure about that.

He realises suddenly he's been slowly ripping apart a post-it note, and stills his hands. The desire for physical contact is slowly becoming overwhelming. He knows it's because of the dream, but the conversation isn't exactly helping. They're still sitting shoulder-to-shoulder but somehow that's not really enough.

"Maybe," he answers finally, though it's in response to an earlier question, so he clarifies. "Maybe I'll find some other way to deal with it. Just... not yet, okay?"

He's just gone through about half a withdrawal, he has no desire to go through a full one anytime soon. And not without first making assurances and backup plans. And, well. He'd have to tell Gabriel. It's that or lie to say he's given his powers away, because if Gabe's gonna help protect him, he surely needs to know about Seth being defenseless. And he doesn't want to lie to Gabriel any more than he has, and it would just bring up a load of questions about why.