"Right back atcha," Topher answers, shaking his head a little. Weird. Really properly funky. Really quite disturbing, as well. But his brain seems to be working more properly now, which is a welcome change. It's very frustrating when your thoughts don't move the way you're used to.

"Uh... Thanks," he adds. Because unless there's some hidden trickery, which it doesn't seem like, Gabriel just did Topher a solid. Who knows how long it will last, but that's another matter. Maybe his mind will be just as muddled when he wakes up again, or even sooner. He can't tell.