The offer hadn't been without ulterior motives; Stiles doesn't do well with silence all the time, and he's found that with certain people - once you get them talking, you end up learning a lot more than you would with direct questions due to the give and take nature of such conversations. And with how reluctant Gabi is acting, they're going to have to find other ways to get her help: appealing to their similarities has worked somewhat, but it's been lukewarm, at best. He'll let Cisco continue from that angle - he's better at it, and can relate from the same perspective.
With that look, he knows they both are aware of just how delicate this is. They need Gabi to be willing to work with them to have any chance of succeeding at all, so he makes the decision to push. Just a little bit, but on the other issue in the room. "I was just thinking that if you knew them too, you could work with us," he explains, far more patiently than he actually feels. He can tell that Gabi's caught up in her own troubles, the kind of self-absorbed that makes it difficult for some people to step back from a situation. “Given that you know the area a lot better than us, you have a better idea of where to go, and what belongs if anything does happen. I mean, Cisco's right. We could just direct you to where we want you to go, or tell each other directly when we notice something - but that's easier to overhear, if they're following us. Or pick up remotely, if they've managed to access the camera feeds." He's assuming that they have audio recording. Fitting, for a city built on so much technology. The latter isn't something they can do much about, unless they can disrupt the signal somehow, and he's definitely not keen on that, even if he'd known how.
Which is a decent explanation, though it doesn't change Gabi's opinion that they could have been more prepared. Folding her arms across her chest, she sighs, saying: "Fine, if that's how this has to go. I can help you with getting around, and my coworkers." Everything else - they'll have to handle so she can actually get her work done. "I'd really prefer you just tell me if I need to go somewhere."
She starts a bit when Cisco walks off, though Stiles acknowledges his sign with a nod, shifting a bit so that he can watch the rest of the foyer while asking idle questions about what Gabi does here.
When it's his turn to report to the security kiosk, Stiles takes the time to comment that they probably should have used the delivery entrance, or it's equivalent while here on business - gophering is implied, undoubtedly a task not fitting for those in blue - which they'll take care to do in the future, if he could point it out? The guard isn't any more amenable, but he plays along. That done, he rejoins them as they make their way onto an elevator, and into Gabi's work area.
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With that look, he knows they both are aware of just how delicate this is. They need Gabi to be willing to work with them to have any chance of succeeding at all, so he makes the decision to push. Just a little bit, but on the other issue in the room. "I was just thinking that if you knew them too, you could work with us," he explains, far more patiently than he actually feels. He can tell that Gabi's caught up in her own troubles, the kind of self-absorbed that makes it difficult for some people to step back from a situation. “Given that you know the area a lot better than us, you have a better idea of where to go, and what belongs if anything does happen. I mean, Cisco's right. We could just direct you to where we want you to go, or tell each other directly when we notice something - but that's easier to overhear, if they're following us. Or pick up remotely, if they've managed to access the camera feeds." He's assuming that they have audio recording. Fitting, for a city built on so much technology. The latter isn't something they can do much about, unless they can disrupt the signal somehow, and he's definitely not keen on that, even if he'd known how.
Which is a decent explanation, though it doesn't change Gabi's opinion that they could have been more prepared. Folding her arms across her chest, she sighs, saying: "Fine, if that's how this has to go. I can help you with getting around, and my coworkers." Everything else - they'll have to handle so she can actually get her work done. "I'd really prefer you just tell me if I need to go somewhere."
She starts a bit when Cisco walks off, though Stiles acknowledges his sign with a nod, shifting a bit so that he can watch the rest of the foyer while asking idle questions about what Gabi does here.
When it's his turn to report to the security kiosk, Stiles takes the time to comment that they probably should have used the delivery entrance, or it's equivalent while here on business - gophering is implied, undoubtedly a task not fitting for those in blue - which they'll take care to do in the future, if he could point it out? The guard isn't any more amenable, but he plays along. That done, he rejoins them as they make their way onto an elevator, and into Gabi's work area.