Gabriel rolled his eyes and decided not to respond.

Anthony groaned in pure frustration. "The more I talk to you, the more I want to just jump into the water and die," he whined.

"Then stop talking," Gabriel advised. "You have nothing positive to say anyway."

Anthony scowled. "Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, I think it's just your mere presence that makes me want to drink," he changed his mind. Back to trying to piss this guy off, it seems.

But Gabriel said nothing. He knew he now held power over the guy. The knowledge that he could report him made him feel like he was above any insult.

Anthony frowned at the silence. The lack of a reaction made him feel kind of annoyed. "So. Are you gonna start blackmailing me, now, or are you just gonna do shit the easy way?" he eventually asked, trying to annoy him more. The guy had some pretty good blackmail-fuel, he'd be more surprised if he just didn't use it against him in any way.

Gabriel looked at him calmly. "I told you, I'll report it. I don't accept violence."

Oh, so he's going the easy way. Understandable. "Talk shit like that, of course you're going to get beat up," Anthony explained. "you're lucky I didn't do anything even worse, really."

Gabriel decided not to respond to that. He just hoped the tide would go out soon.

"..because, like, if I wanted to stab you I would've done that. But I didn't want to go that far, which is why you're sitting there, unstabbed," Anthony kept talking. "really, you should be thanking me."