[ Mmm ] It's sad that my first instinct is to say "let's get Sully or Ada on it," but really, that's less to do with my being his dad than it is to do with not wanting to be a hypocrite. Like I said, other than languages, Yamato's probably a better student than I was at his age even now. After all, on top of all that he's got his tennis. One of the big regional qualifiers is sometime next month, right? He should have heard or being hearing about if he placed, based on all the small tournaments he's gone to before now...

[ And now he feels a growing sense of guilt, about if he should have been there for more of those. Of course it was impossible for the last month, when several of them would have been, but even so, he lets out a long exhale as he slides down in the tub, looking at her seriously and trying to confront this topic head on, Even if it is a little unfair.

So she really didn't think of him as a son anymore? That's so strange. ]