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"Yes, and Nikolai has a very strong connection to Mr. Court." Gustav replied quietly to Shiloh as he continued writing. He paused when he felt the entire room rattle and looked up, yelping at the sight of the man storming towards him. He barely managed to keep the clipboard away and took shelter behind Shiloh. Once he was sure he was protected, he returned to his straight posture and condescending look. "Hmph. Your attempt to intimidate me has failed, it looks like. As for your daughter, I haven't written anything except her connection to Nikolai. I wouldn't walk around with such confidence, though, Mr. Court. The Council hasn't been exactly excited about your choices, lately, either."
"Oh yes, he can write whatever he'd like about me but one word about Aysun and his head goes off." Nikolai snorted at Leon then looked over his shoulder to see the little girl. She was giggling and tripping over herself to catch the butterfly. He smirked. What carefree youth.

Gustav felt his eye twitch when he heard the insult. Anger broiled in his stomach and gave him enough courage (or recklessness) to lash out.
"Sending a "pretentious clerk" like me is how they deal with these issues, Court. Anymore attitude and I might have to see if this attitude is fit for raising a child!" Before anymore fire could come out of either of their mouths, Shiloh saved the day by telling him about another appointment. Instantly, Gustav deflated. "Fine. Get rid of any snacks there are in the car and crumbs. That boy can smell food miles away." he said as he began leaving. Before he left, he turned his head to look at Nikolai over his shoulder. "Expect me tomorrow. And the next day. And even the next day." he smirked then left.

"Goodness, won't that be fun?" Nikolai sighed to himself while rubbing his jawline. He turned his head to look at Leon. "That was quite the change in attitude of yours." he mused.

Gustav considered it. "Perhaps you're right, but I couldn't handle hearing that man talk anymore. He's like a bear! He'll attack if we get too close!" he drawled before sitting in the backseat of the car. "Let's just hurry and get out of here. And drive slowly. I need time to brace myself in case Gluttony gets loose, and he usually does." he sighed, remembering the last time that happened. Leon's yelling was bad, but Gluttony was well known for that rapid-fire mouth of his.

Aysun screamed out in excitement as she was caught and giggled in her uncle's hands before seeing the butterfly land, trying to reach for it.
"Mmm, I told you it wouldn't be fun." Nikolai chuckled lightly before moving to sit down on the couch. "What did Shiloh dear tell you?"

"No." replied Gustav as he gazed out the window. "Everheart will smell the food I had and will keep talking about it until time's up. He'll probably smell what I had for breakfast." He turned to look at Shiloh through the rear view mirror. "Unless you want to eat? There's an orphanage somewhere here and a hospital close by."

As Nikolai laid down for another nap, Aysun wriggled around in Leon's grasp. "Uncle Leon, who were those people?" she asked after a moment. Suddenly, her eyes brightened. "Were they magicians??"

Gustav snorted a laugh. One day off every month. If you were lucky. For him he would get a day off every other month. It was a job in Hell. "Fine. If you don't want to eat then so be it." He thought about the other Sins he had to watch over later. Since he'd be visiting Gluttony he might as well get two birds with one stone and observe Greed. She wasn't as nearly as much a hoarder as the earlier one, unless that began to form the longer she carried the Sin with her. He sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. The Seven were such a mess.

Once she was set on the counter, Aysun yelled, "I want cookies and milk!"
"Me too." Nikolai called out from the living room.

The man gave Shiloh a curious stare. "What do you mean? You were the one that told me where we're going." he pointed out before resting in his seat. "If you wanted to make small talk you could've just said so. I'm still waiting for you to show some emotion. Maybe I ought to take you to a preschool seeing how much you liked playing with that girl." The very thought of Nikolai being a parent, no matter how distant, gave the man shudders.

"What?! Why?!" demanded the lazy Sin.

Time had passed and although Nikolai loved Leon's cooking he'd rather not go through several more hours of seeing that father-daughter relationship, so he took it upon himself to order a pizza. It was cute in its one special way, that relationship of theirs, but the Sin was beginning to wonder if he served as more of a landlord coming for a visit than a lover. Yet another reason to dislike children.
The doorbell rang and the Sin looked up at the doorway. It was just a few steps away, but... Nikolai looked back at the TV. No, he couldn't miss this just yet. The doorbell rang a few more times and the Sin remained motionless. It was when the show went to commercial that he moved. No, he still didn't move. His purple mist shot around him and moved him to the front of the door. Dusting off his coat, the Sin opened it to see a young man with a pizza box.