Gabriel knew he'd been in good hands, too. The only time he'd ever worried was when he found Kirk talking to himself, but that was only because he thought the orb might've been affecting him. Kirk knew how to handle any situation that wasn't personal, it seemed.

As for Mohinder, Gabriel hugged him close and let him cry. He smoothed out Mohinder's hair and kept rubbing his back, and he thought hard about what he was going to say next.

He eventually settled on something he would never say to anyone else. With Mohinder, though, the truth tended to work wonders. "I'm scared, too," he murmured quietly into his boyfriend's ear. "I don't want you to hurt because you've gotten old and I haven't. And I don't want you to die, and I don't want to be alone." He pulled back enough to look Mohinder in the eyes. His own were full of fear and worry. "Would you let me look for something? I'm sure I could find some way to help you live just as long."