He's torn between wanting to get the hell away from this weird backwards Gabe and wanting to stay with him out of some combination of morbid curiosity and pathetic loneliness. The decision is made for him when Gabe - Gabriel, he should say, this isn't Gabe - just brings him up onto the branch beside him.

"Jesus-!" he blurts, suffering a mild wave of sudden vertigo at the change in altitude. "Give me some god damn warning before you do that."

He fidgets uneasily, shifting into his new position. "Fine," he mutters. "Show me something."