Gabriel smiles when he sees Therese, relieved. It's not that he doesn't know anyone else here - he does, a little - but she's a welcome face. He's lingering off to the side himself and he finds himself grateful for the company.

"I'm well enough, and it feels like it's been ages," he says with a little laugh. "But I'm alright. Knee-deep in a new semester and slogging through. How have you been?"