"That explains the waterfall." The birds, the architecture. The sense of serene near but not quite unreality. If it weren't for North? He'd find this place dreamlike and unsettling. But it's got Gabe and somehow that makes everything okay. To Gabe it's real so for him? It's real too.

"Guess you think my little ranch house is pretty uninspired, huh?" Something he'd wanted. Something he'd never gotten- a place that was familiar and quiet and far enough from the city that he could relax but close enough that he could enjoy himself when he wanted.