[ .. oh. That seems to make the man pause for a moment, a look in his eyes that at first obviously consists of just surprise - apparently he hadn't quite figured out yet that the specific people who left for the city meant that Sunny had been left behind all by himself - before it melts into sympathy instead.

Sunny is way too young to be all alone in a house, he thinks. ]

Well..

[ Maybe the fact he has to quickly deals with those emotions first means that Daniel is a little slow to start speaking again, really stretching the end of that first word before he manages to speak on. ]

I think you made the right decision there. [ To not be alone, he means, and he tries to give the boy a reassuring smile. ] We can definitely do some practice. And.. if you want, you can stay over for dinner too.

[ One may say he sure is quick to offer that to a boy he doesn't know super well yet, but it's not like he didn't immediately let Mob stay over for dinner too when the boy first showed up. Besides-- ]

It's better than eating all alone, right? And I can assure you I make the best genuine Italian pasta you'll find in this place.