"I made sure Malia left a dish out for him, so I'm sure he'll go and get it when he's ready," he said. He was glad he'd thought of that much at least.

He still didn't comment on the tears directly, not wanting to embarrass the young man; he needed none of his abilities to know that Garfield was very emotional just then. Instead he stood behind him, looking at the shelf of plushies. "I see you got a gift as well," he said. Then after a moment, he added awkwardly, "Do you er... enjoy collecting plush toys?" He almost winced at how stiff that had sounded even to him, but managed to refrain.