Tony hums a soft, sympathetic sound as she struggles to answer him. Feeling bad, he considers telling her she doesn't have to say anything. However, it seems also like maybe she needs to. He wasn't too sure which way to go, so he just listens and waits.
Her answer has him pulling her a little closer and pressing a kiss to her forehead. "You're awfully young to be expected to keep your cool." Although, he supposes since she's here she does need to learn. He thinks for a moment on how to respond to that. When he was coming up with anything good, he remembered his gift. "We'll think of something, okay? Right now, I have something for you but I need to explain the bag first. So when we first got here I wanted to give Buttercup a gift and since I didn't have any wrapping paper or like a gift bag, I put it in a sock. I thought it'd make it a little more fun for her to open even if.. you know, it was just a sock. So this is too big for one, so I used a pillow case instead. Why don't you go ahead and open it?"
He wasn't forgetting about her worrying and getting upset, but maybe it was something he should discuss with Ignis first. He didn't usually do that, but in this case he wasn't sure how to tackle that one.
He shouldn't have to worry too much about it right now, either way. Madoka doesn't seem annoyed - as if she could ever be annoyed! - or worried about him saying they'll think of something. She's already trying her best to work on it, so it'll probably be fine.. And if Tony is still thinking about it too, they can always talk about it at some other time.
Besides, the mention of everything after that is pretty distracting anyway. Madoka really didn't think that what he was holding was relevant to her, she thought he was just carrying it around for something else! So she looks at him with both surprise and curiosity as she takes it from him.
"It's for me..?" That's the heavy implication there, and yet the girl seems so surprised at the very idea. Like the thought of getting a gift from her own adoptive father is wild. Madoka is opening it though, and when she pulls out the bear, her eyes grow even wider in amazement. "W.. Wow! It's so cute..!"
Tony grins happily as the girl is pleased with the gift. In fact, it is sort of embarrassing how pitiful the bear is in comparison to her enthusiasm. "Well.. it's nothing, really. I just.. I thought you might like it." He hadn't gotten around to making that dress for her like he'd wanted so instead, have a bear with a skirt. That.. wow, he really sucked didn't he?
"We can maybe find some fabric if you want your bear to have a different outfit or something." Anything to make it a little closer to worthy-of-Mady level. It was still a far way away. Could he give her a kidney too?
"Really, can we?" Apparently she rather likes the idea of giving the bear different outfits, but that doesn't seem to be the main focus here. It surprises and excites her for a moment, but the bear most definitely still is the main attraction here, and Madoka is already hugging it tightly to her chest as she speaks. "It's already cute now though.. It has a little skirt! I really love it!"
And honestly, she has really missed sleeping with stuffed animals. But that's probably a little too embarrassing to admit at her age even if it's to her dad, right..
At the very least it seems very obvious the girl doesn't think there's anything pitiful about the gift. And although her attention seems to be completely drawn in by the bear for a few moments, it naturally shifts back to Tony again as she looks at him with all the adoration in the world in her eyes.
"Thank you for thinking of me.. I'm really happy." Madoka still holds onto the bear with one arm, but frees the other so she can hug her father again too. "I love you, dad."
Tony's smile just grew at her enthusiasm. "Of course. And just so you know, your papa made that skirt. I, unfortunately, can't sew." Can't/ won't, same thing. It was obnoxiously tedious, like gardening which he is also pawning off on other people.
And no, there's nothing too embarrassing to admit to her dad. Although if it's too cute, you might break his brain.
The gaze she levels on him took his breath away. There weren't words to express how much he'd missed that look. He hadn't been too aware of it's power at the time, but now that it's been a few months without Morgan looking at him like he was the greatest being in the universe, it was obvious. He might even be getting a touch misty eyed as he wraps his arms around her too and gives her a gentle-ish squeeze. "I love you too, Kitten. I've got some work to do, but I'm really glad you let me interrupt your reading for a while. I'll be in my office if you need me, okay?"
She nods, indulging in the hug for a few more moments before letting go and pulling away again so she can look back up at him.
"Okay." If he has work to do, then of course Madoka of all people isn't going to be standing in the way of that. (She has no idea that he's trying to retreat from all this overwhelming cute daughterly love anyway.) "Can I come read over there later? I promise to be really quiet so I won't disturb your work!"
And even quiet time spent with her dad is still amazing in Madoka's eyes.
He doesn't dare break the hug until she does. He'd made that promise to Morgan when she was born and he was going to honor her by honoring it with Mady.
As he was just stepping away, he hears her request and it almost makes him cry it's so touching. He leans down again and looks her right in the eyes. "Sweetie, you are always, always welcome anywhere I am, no matter what I'm doing. I'd love to have you come read with me whenever you want."
He looked over at the table now. "Would you like to come now?"
Apparently just those simple words are enough to completely fill Madoka's expression with excitement and happiness. Really, it isn't even as much that she thinks he'd find her bothersome as much as she's worried about interrupting something important he's doing.. But there's no way she's going to say no to that offer right after he tells her something that sweet.
So Madoka nods again, this time looking super excited, before moving to grab her book and the bear, carefully tucking them under one arm so she can hold her dad's hand with the other.
This girl and her cuteness were going to be the death of him, he was certain.
He followed her out of the room knowing he'd follow her anywhere and do anything she ever asked of him. It was mystifying such a tiny girl could have that much power, but he'd given up trying to understand that five years ago when the first girl to have that magic over him was placed in his arms for the first time.
He paused and when she got close again, he pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her cheek. Without another word as to why he abruptly did that, he cleared off her seat in his office and tried to go back to work.
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Her answer has him pulling her a little closer and pressing a kiss to her forehead. "You're awfully young to be expected to keep your cool." Although, he supposes since she's here she does need to learn. He thinks for a moment on how to respond to that. When he was coming up with anything good, he remembered his gift. "We'll think of something, okay? Right now, I have something for you but I need to explain the bag first. So when we first got here I wanted to give Buttercup a gift and since I didn't have any wrapping paper or like a gift bag, I put it in a sock. I thought it'd make it a little more fun for her to open even if.. you know, it was just a sock. So this is too big for one, so I used a pillow case instead. Why don't you go ahead and open it?"
He wasn't forgetting about her worrying and getting upset, but maybe it was something he should discuss with Ignis first. He didn't usually do that, but in this case he wasn't sure how to tackle that one.
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Besides, the mention of everything after that is pretty distracting anyway. Madoka really didn't think that what he was holding was relevant to her, she thought he was just carrying it around for something else! So she looks at him with both surprise and curiosity as she takes it from him.
"It's for me..?" That's the heavy implication there, and yet the girl seems so surprised at the very idea. Like the thought of getting a gift from her own adoptive father is wild. Madoka is opening it though, and when she pulls out the bear, her eyes grow even wider in amazement. "W.. Wow! It's so cute..!"
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"We can maybe find some fabric if you want your bear to have a different outfit or something." Anything to make it a little closer to worthy-of-Mady level. It was still a far way away. Could he give her a kidney too?
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And honestly, she has really missed sleeping with stuffed animals. But that's probably a little too embarrassing to admit at her age even if it's to her dad, right..
At the very least it seems very obvious the girl doesn't think there's anything pitiful about the gift. And although her attention seems to be completely drawn in by the bear for a few moments, it naturally shifts back to Tony again as she looks at him with all the adoration in the world in her eyes.
"Thank you for thinking of me.. I'm really happy." Madoka still holds onto the bear with one arm, but frees the other so she can hug her father again too. "I love you, dad."
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And no, there's nothing too embarrassing to admit to her dad. Although if it's too cute, you might break his brain.
The gaze she levels on him took his breath away. There weren't words to express how much he'd missed that look. He hadn't been too aware of it's power at the time, but now that it's been a few months without Morgan looking at him like he was the greatest being in the universe, it was obvious. He might even be getting a touch misty eyed as he wraps his arms around her too and gives her a gentle-ish squeeze. "I love you too, Kitten. I've got some work to do, but I'm really glad you let me interrupt your reading for a while. I'll be in my office if you need me, okay?"
Yes, he was totally retreating.
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"Okay." If he has work to do, then of course Madoka of all people isn't going to be standing in the way of that. (She has no idea that he's trying to retreat from all this overwhelming cute daughterly love anyway.) "Can I come read over there later? I promise to be really quiet so I won't disturb your work!"
And even quiet time spent with her dad is still amazing in Madoka's eyes.
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As he was just stepping away, he hears her request and it almost makes him cry it's so touching. He leans down again and looks her right in the eyes. "Sweetie, you are always, always welcome anywhere I am, no matter what I'm doing. I'd love to have you come read with me whenever you want."
He looked over at the table now. "Would you like to come now?"
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So Madoka nods again, this time looking super excited, before moving to grab her book and the bear, carefully tucking them under one arm so she can hold her dad's hand with the other.
"Let's go, dad!"
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He followed her out of the room knowing he'd follow her anywhere and do anything she ever asked of him. It was mystifying such a tiny girl could have that much power, but he'd given up trying to understand that five years ago when the first girl to have that magic over him was placed in his arms for the first time.
He paused and when she got close again, he pulled her into a tight hug and kissed her cheek. Without another word as to why he abruptly did that, he cleared off her seat in his office and tried to go back to work.