[This is scaring him, Otome. He doesn't like to think that... well, a mom could just stop being a mom for some strange reasons that she won't tell him (it's not like alternate worlds are his first thought, okay).
He looks uncomfortable for a long moment, shifting in place, before he focuses on the path in front of them instead.]
... I see.
[He doesn't have the same mom issues that Rutee does, but on Rutee's behalf it's hard to not bristle a little. He knows why Chris abandoned her, better than anyone, but he also knows that Rutee... well, it's something that has made life hard for her.]
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He looks uncomfortable for a long moment, shifting in place, before he focuses on the path in front of them instead.]
... I see.
[He doesn't have the same mom issues that Rutee does, but on Rutee's behalf it's hard to not bristle a little. He knows why Chris abandoned her, better than anyone, but he also knows that Rutee... well, it's something that has made life hard for her.]