#kid!gordon

Besides the oblivious "no-cursing", this is one of the things the team forbids talking about in front of him or telling him about, as they're pretty sure telling the preschooler that: "their future-self is the one responsible for possibly wiping out humanity" is not a good thing to do...

You want the science team to break it to him that he's partly responsible for the rift that allowed Xen to invade Earth? To his little adorable pudgy face?

There's no doubt that Coomer would become protective and caring of the little tyke, despite not knowing who he is or where he came from. (Hell, the same could be applied to that Tommy kid and their dog, which both he and Bubby are keeping an eye on.)

First and foremost, get that kid out of that haphazard suit he's currently cocooning in. Is he aware of how the kid obtained an H.E.V. suit? Absolutely not. But based on his quiet sniffles and hiccups, he knows it's not a comfortable place to be in right now.

He doesn't, however, immediately pull Gordon out. Instead, he extends his hand, gently placing it within the suit's neck opening, leaving it to him to decide whether or not to come out. A small finger latches onto one of Coomer's, alerting him to gently guide the kid out of the suit. When he comes out, he's met by a teary-eyed, wide-eyed child no older than five. It doesn't help Coomer's heartstrings that his glasses magnify his sad puppy eyes...

From then on, he scoops Gordon into his arms, wiping away any remaining tears or stray hairs while asking him questions; in which, he does not receive any sort of answer. He laughs lightly, apologizing for not introducing himself earlier. He then introduces himself before jokingly introducing Bubby, as always being grumpy. This results in Gordon giggling (a win) and Bubby giving Coomer a disgruntled scrowl (another win), but nothing else.

Gordon doesn't introduces himself, nor does he answer any of Coomer's previous questions...

Not only does Gordon adore and cherish every single paper crane that Tommy gives them, even to the point of giving them individual personalities, he also comes up with names for every single one.

This helps greatly by allowing Gordon to become distracted for a bit, as he's able to take his mind off of whatever's bothering him at the moment!

Although this tactic especially worked on Peeper Puppies due to their insane number of eyes, it didn't quite work out with headcrabs though...

Pretty well!!