"...Yeah." Gabriel says, belatedly answering the question. He'd been willing to have Johnny explore more at touching Venia, but he's also relieved that he didn't take him up on the offer. He wouldn't have liked to admit that it made him nervous.

Johnny's second question gets a more enthusiastic answer. "Yeah!" he says, and Venia takes the cue to come back around towards him. He reaches a hand up into feathers as they both start down an alleyway. "Come on, we'll take that short cut. You're gonna love this."