[Gabriel's "superpower" sounds a lot like good old fashioned narcissism to Stephen. His entire demeanor sharpens, though, when Gabriel challenges his own prowess; there's a certain squaring of the shoulders as he draws himself up to full height.]
If you've hurt him--
[Stephen doesn't finish the sentence, but takes in a deep breath, letting it out with cold deliberation as he shifts his weight off the floor and sits, cross-legged, in midair with his cloak billowing out around him. It's harder when he's angry, but he lets his eyes slide shut and takes a few more deep breaths before his head lolls forward as he departs his body for the astral plane.
When his ghostly form emerges from midair a moment later, he adds:]
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If you've hurt him--
[Stephen doesn't finish the sentence, but takes in a deep breath, letting it out with cold deliberation as he shifts his weight off the floor and sits, cross-legged, in midair with his cloak billowing out around him. It's harder when he's angry, but he lets his eyes slide shut and takes a few more deep breaths before his head lolls forward as he departs his body for the astral plane.
When his ghostly form emerges from midair a moment later, he adds:]
Don't think I don't see what you just did.