Gabe sat on his bed, having just woke up. He had heard that Tarin was awake, and he was glad. But he didn't think Lee and Tarin would like him barging in on them after he had been out for so long. Gabe looked at what he had left of his clothing after being robbed, and it was kind of pitiful. He had a couple of t-shirts, a long sleeved shirt, a pair of Tripp shorts, a pair of jeans, a pair of atheletic shorts, some pajama pants, and a couple pairs of underwear and socks. He had worn all this stuff at least 3 or 4 times since he'd been here. He was lucky laundry wasn't costing him anything. He gathered his stuff up, stuffing it into a bag.

Laundry day. Again. He pulled his iPod from his desk drawer. Sticking the ear buds into his ear, he turned it to Welcome Home by Coheed and Cambria, and headed for the laundry room. He nodded at a couple of students, and waved at an older woman down the hall. He stopped and used the restroom on the floor he was on, and continued into the laundry room.

He dumped all his clothes into one washer. It wasn't even half full. He poured some laundry soap into the washer, closed the lid, and sat down waiting for the wash cycle to complete. He flipped through his iPod as he waited, stopping on Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce as he switched from the washer to the dryer. Someone immediately took the empty washer. The kid then left the room. Gabe walked over, and sat next to the dryer his clothes were in.

As soon as his clothes were done, he threw them back into the bag from whence they came, and headed back for his room. He folded his clothes, and put them into their respective drawers. He had asked Lee to help him go clothes shopping, but Tarin was awake, but he probably wasn't up to walking around a mall for a couple of hours so Gabe could re-supply his clothing supply. He flipped through the iPod again, looking for something a little more soothing to listen to. He selected a playlist, laid the iPod on the bed, and laid back to nap.

Gabe climbed out of bed, and threw on a pair of jeans, and a t-shirt. He put on his favorite hoodie, Coheed and Cambria, then grabbed his duster out of his closet. He threw that on, and grabbed his iPod, and threw on his shoes. He headed out the door with the full intent of coming back to the mansion with something that would help him rebuild his depleted wardrobe.

Gabe climbed out of the taxi that had dropped him off, and paid the man what he owed. Wandering through a couple of smaller shops, he found a couple of t-shirts, another hoodie, and a pair of boots. As he walked out of the last store, he contemplated heading to the next stop on his list, but figured he'd get something to eat first.

Finding a small diner, Gabe slipped inside, and slid into a booth. No sooner had he sat down than a waitress came up and asked him if he wanted something to drink. He ordered a coffee with cream, and the waitress went to get it for him. He perused the menu, and when the waitress came back, he ordered a burger and fries, as well as a Coke. He sipped on his coffee, and stared out the window. He thought back to when he had first come here, and had been searching for a job. He'd wandered into their shop on that fateful day, gaining both a job and a couple of friends at the same time.

After finishing his lunch, Gabe decided to call it a day. He took a cab back to the mansion, again paying the cabbie what he owed. He walked through the front doors, and smiled at a couple of the students he passed on his way to his room. He put his recently acquired clothing in it's proper places such as the dresser and closet, before laying down on his bed, iPod in place. He nodded off to sleep to the music.