[She couldn't be more surprised if he had given her a bear hug. Her arms go slack. The sparkling, as-yet unbroken film of tears over her eyes immediately makes it clear that nobody has ever said this to her before, maybe because she has never said the setup to anyone before.]
But all I did was... not do anything... it should have been easy... the way not protecting them from getting kidnapped was easy... [Wait.] No, I mean, I... [Lotus listens to herself like Santa just said she should, and shakes her head at herself. She just said that she did several other things, which furthermore "not everyone does". Which raises a question about... well, that's their business. She forces a huff, and her tsundere voice itself is actually doing pretty good, the tears aren't catching in her throat yet.] When did I ever say I was a bad mom, I have lots of good mom traits, they passed their college entrance exams for a reason.
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[She couldn't be more surprised if he had given her a bear hug. Her arms go slack. The sparkling, as-yet unbroken film of tears over her eyes immediately makes it clear that nobody has ever said this to her before, maybe because she has never said the setup to anyone before.]
But all I did was... not do anything... it should have been easy... the way not protecting them from getting kidnapped was easy... [Wait.] No, I mean, I... [Lotus listens to herself like Santa just said she should, and shakes her head at herself. She just said that she did several other things, which furthermore "not everyone does". Which raises a question about... well, that's their business. She forces a huff, and her tsundere voice itself is actually doing pretty good, the tears aren't catching in her throat yet.] When did I ever say I was a bad mom, I have lots of good mom traits, they passed their college entrance exams for a reason.