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When Ren had asked whom it was he was dating, Gabrian had initially only offered the other boil a smirk. After all that serious talk, they needed to loosen up. Or at least he felt he had to loosen up, and what better way than to get the gryphon riled up and on a frenzy? The nix had initially planned on letting the she-wolf tell their friend what was going on, but for whatever reason, she'd decided it would be a touch more fun for Gabrian to be the one to spill the news. Not that the nix could complain; after all, he knew the other boil was (over)protective of the little wolf, and for some reason, he couldn't really allow the opportunity to tease Ren pass by without taking it. As such, he'd given the gryphon only a few seconds to recover from his first clue before dropping the proverbial bomb in the form of LW's name.

As he stood by the door, counting seconds, Gabrian idly wondered if the ordeal would end with the gryphon trying to throttle him again (despite the fact he still stood by the fact it took two to tango). Alas, he stayed, hellbent on waiting to see what the reaction would be; when Ren came stumble-crashing out of the door, shouting his name like bloody murder, the demon decided it had all been quite worth it, "Ah yes," he drawled out as he stuck his hand inside the pockets of his comfortably baggy pants, "It is good to know you can call me by name, Ren. I was starting to think you didn't know it. But oh, no, I was wrong. Good to know I can make you scream out my name when I want you to," oh, he was grinning, looking very much like the cat that ate the canary, hands in pockets, balancing himself on the balls of his feet before leaning back against the wall, giving the other boil time to pick himself up and off the floor, "Also, you're right on time. More or less. Maybe a smidge late. I thought it'd take you a second or two less to react than it did."

And now that that was out of the way, Gabrian was able to address the matter at hand, snorting slightly at his friend, " But really, Ren. Is it all that strange? The girl kissed me when I was in my other form. And she cuddled me, not to mention scratched behind my fins. She's quite sweet and I've liked her for a while now," he seemed to pause here, pondering, "Hmmm... though I guess where the scratching and cuddling is concerned, turn about is fair play. I cuddled and nuzzled her when I first met her. I had her quite embarrassed, apparently, but in my defense, I thought she was a feral wolf or a pet," that said, he grinned again, "I'm not going to eat her. What, exactly, has you all rilled up?"

Gabrian watched as his friend dashed past him and then... stomped right back over to him, prodding his finger straight into his face. Said finger landed on his nose, and for one short, rather comical moment, the nix focused his eyes on it, going automatically cross eyed as the gryphon poked him time and time again, "I er.... cucumber?" he paused, shook his head as if to clear it and then batted the other boil's hand out of the way, "Seriously? Out of all the things could could call me, you pick 'cucumber'?" he arched a brow, taking a moment to note just how rattled his friend looked over the discovery that the cute little werewolf was dating him, "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that this freaks you out, though I hesitate to ask just why this might bother you," he narrowed his eyes briefly, as if by doing so, he could get some insight on the gryphon's behavior. Alas, seeing as how he found nothing new, Gabrian shrugged his shoulder slightly and shoved the notion to the back of his mind.

His attention was brogught back to focus as Ren ranted on and the demon couldn't help but smirk; it might have even been a fangy smirk, because quite honestly, he though the gryphon's reaction was hilarious. He'd expected a reaction, yes, but on a scale of one to ten, if this ranked nine... he'd been expecting something akin to a six or seven. Not this, "Ohoho me... why yes. I believe that was me trying to slip it in on the last second and goodness gracious Ren. I would never!" except the mocking tone in his voice betrayed that... well, that was precisely what he'd done. Proud of it, too, if the way the demon clutched his chest in mock horror was any indication, "Of course you wouldn't scream my name or come running after me. Of course not, Ren," he watched as his friend's words were cut short as he seemed to realize he had no idea why he was so riled up and the fangy smirk returned.

He stretched out a hand and patted the gryphon's shoulder in what probably felt like a genuinely comforting gesture, "You wound me. I thought I was your best friend. Tsk!" he slipped out from where Ren had 'caged' him and then stepped around the demon, walking quite casually down the hallway. Almost as if they hadn't just made a scene, "Don't worry, Ren," he called out as he walked away, looking over his shoulder, "I can asure you I've been nothing but a gentleman, no matter how much she and that blasted tail of hers like to tease me," he offered the other boil a smile, pausing briefly, "I am not perfect, by any means, but I'm responsible, decent and well... you just said I'm good looking. As such, I believe we're covered," and that said he began to walk away again, taking the time to lift one of his hands in the air in a good bye without turning around, "LW is probably in her room right now, by the way!" that last parting call was offered as Gabrian slipped around the corner, making sure to flash Ren an obnoxiously smug grin.