@corinnerp
Tap, tap, tap. The pencil rhythmically bounced off the table for a few seconds before Gabriel placed the end of it back in his mouth, staring down at the map in thought. Then again, tap, tap, tap, as he tapped it against the table again. The noise echoed through the small apartment and he barely heard the door open and close.
He had only just returned from outside the walls, still caked in dirt, dust and grime. Gabe absentmindedly glanced at CJ, barely even seeing her before his attention snapped right back to the map and he crossed off a few more sections where he had been the past week.
"Where have you been?" Gabriel asked, eyes scanning the map once more before folding it up and tucking it in the water proof bag it lived in and placing that in the side pocket of his backpack. He was tired, hungry and worn out. ‘’Did you hear the mayor's speech?’’
