"Now all you need is multicolored streaky hair and the spiky collar necklace thing." He didn't let the hesitance faze him, instead just smiled at her when she put the jacket on. "My coat is almost big enough to be a dress on you on its own," he laughed softly. Almost, but not quite. When she thanked him, he nodded once and shrugged a shoulder. "Don't mention it." He was fairly certain that she meant for the shift in mood as well, but didn't call attention to it. He watched her for a second, quietly, and then forced himself to glance away. She wouldn't be comfortable being watched, he was sure of that.
Toby shrugged. "I don't think I had a harder life that anyone else," he started with a little smile. "I'm sure everyone's life has its trials. It's just a part of what life is, you know?" he explained, then wet his lips. "It's difficult, definitely. Right before the outbreak, I was doing residency, and that was even tougher, because I didn't get to see the girls as much as I'd like." Trailing off, he shook off the memories and gave her a little smile. "Where did you go to school?" he asked her. The Stones lived in the city, right? So it couldn't have been too far away. Sometimes Toby thought he was the only one in New York who'd lived in California right before the outbreak started. Or who had seen so many countries. "Your family is from the city before the outbreak, right?"
With a bashful glance down to the floor, Toby shrugged a shoulder, then looked back up when she talked again. It was basically all he was, really. A father and a psychiatrist. Shaking that thought off, he nodded. "It is. That and, for some reason, it's easier to speak my mind around you." It had been, really, since they'd met. Kori was easy to talk to. A good friend, and someone who listened as much as she talked. Her assessment was met with a chuckle and a nod. "Something like that, yeah. Caring about what people think is just a human trait. We live to impress the pride, you know?" He gave her a little smile. "The 'I don't care' attitude is generally just a front to hide how much they do care." He glanced around the festivities.
He chuckled a little bit. "I wouldn't have offered it if I didn't mean it, and I'm sure there's nothing you can say to me that I haven't heard before." He watched her expression, his own falling into an easy smile. Her mood was good, and that, he allowed himself to absorb a little bit. "Well, you have your siblings, too," he pointed out. Though it was probably easier to chat with an outside person than it was with one's family. "I'd say we can make it a weekly thing, but that's probably too much like an appointment. So maybe just whenever you need to, you can send me a message or come and find me. You know where I usually hang out," he chuckled a little.
Emma saw Kori and immediately perked up, running up and smiling up at the blonde. "Kori! Hi!" she practically shrieked. "Yeah! I'm having a ton of fun. You look so pretty! Your Cinderella costume came out so awesome!" she looked at the dress.
"Except Cinderella didn't have a leather jacket," Elisa pointed out, then looked at Toby, and back to Kori. "Is that daddy's?"