[Ugh!!! It's okay, JF is used to be snubbed for tacos. She meows loudly in protest and briefly stands up on her hind legs to paw at Lance's chair, but eventually backs off and goes to beg at Harlan's chair instead. He ignores her with the practice of a cat dad who has put up with plenty of her shit.

Bless Lance for the careful question. Harlan doesn't mind talking about it, especially in Hadriel when all the gory details aren't one google away, but he appreciates the respect just the same.]

My mom was abusive. I didn't want her finding me after she got out of prison. As an added bonus, it stopped people from recognizing me as "that kid".

[There's obviously a lot more to the story, but his tone is casual enough. It's just facts.]