"...yeah." He tilts his head and nods, giving her a tight-lipped smile that reaches his eyes. He's... made his peace with that.

"I never knew my mother. Until recently." They can never catch up on lost time, but he had been planning on reconnecting. Now that they're here though, he's not sure if she's waiting for him. If she even notices or if he's not himself or in two places at once somehow or... however this works.

"Was hoping to get to know her, actually. And then this happened."