( aka Daemon )

/what is th--?! He goes still a moment and picks the baby up, suspicious but immediately softening. "Well, hello," he hums with a grin.

stares at him for a moment. "Dadda?" Giggles and squeals a bit, happy he found daddy.

blinks at him, dubious but unable to resist. "And what's your name?" he purrs, sweeping him around in a playful twirl. "Where's vatir, ah?"

Name! Blinks for a bit. "Gio." Then laughs more and giggles. Points at Daemon. "Dadda."

blinks and stares. Gio...? Oh. He recognizes him now. Well. And dadda? "Do I look like your papa?" he chortles amiably.

"Dadda." Dadda is Dadda. And thats it.

's surprised that he's so pleased. "Alright, alright. Say, do you like dogs, Gio?"

for a moment, dogs were nice. "Dwoggy~"

nods with a wide smile. "Come meet Layla. I think you'll be good friends."

"Law..Lay.." Whines, the name is too difficult for him.

rubs his head. "Don't worry about her name. She's good with kids." Bouncing him, he heads for his apartment. She needs a walk anyway.

smiles again and plays a bit with Daemons hair as they walk. "Dwoggy, Dwoggy~"

dips his head a bit so Gio doesn't have to pull so hard. Only kids and Alaude can touch his hair. "We'll take her to the park, okay?"

"Dadda." Smiles and nods he likes the park.

heads up the steps to his apartment and unlocks the door one-handed, the other still holding Gio. Layla walks out wagging.

looks down at the dog and squeals, reaches out for it. "Dwoggy~"

/Layla sniffs his face curiously and gives his cheek a big lick, tail wagging fast. Daemon chuckles.

Giggles at the lick, leans down with his tongue out. Gio wants to lick doggy too.

catches his shoulder. "People don't lick," he laughs. "Just pet her."

Pouts, he wants to lick too. But then pats the dogs head. Looks up if that is good. "Pwet?"

nods as he closes his apartment door and picks him up again to head to the park. Layla trots beside them. "Very good!"

Layla and tries to reach out again for the dog while walking. Wonders if he can ride it. "Wride dwoggy!"

holds him with a laugh. "Riding Layla could hurt her," he cautions. "Don't ride on a dog. Horses are for riding."

pouts and holds onto Daemon's shirt. He doesnt want to ride on a horse.

him a pap on the nose as he goes down the stairs. "Do you like the park, Gio?"

"...." Still pouts but then nods. "Wikes."

purses his lips. "Hm?" He doesn't understand.

"Gio wikes pwark." Puts his pacifier in now.

nods, surprised he hadn't understood the first time. Well, he just didn't have the mother's gift of ears, apparently. "Good. You can swing."

confused again. "Swing dadda?" Tilts head to the side, talks with his pacifier in. Suckles on it.

bounces him idly. "I'll show you," he hums contentedly. "You'll like it."

nods and looks forward to it. "Dadda~"

chuckles. He snaps his fingers when Layla pauses to sniff something and she steps back beside him dutifully.

watches Layla again. Then holds onto Daemon tightly and nuzzles his neck. "Dadda."

smiles, softening remarkably as he gives him a kiss on the top of the head. "What a cute kid," he sighs.

where papa is. Dadda looks sad. "Dadda sad?" Looks up with big eyes.

tilts his head and then shakes it, chuckling. "Of course not."

smiles sweetly and blinks as a butterfly flies around close to them. Reaches out for it.

tosses him up a few inches so he can catch him around the waist and make like an airplane. "Look! You're flying!"

startles a bit at first, then giggles. Moves arms and legs quickly. "Dadda!"