Filipino, yes. But I'm not simply Filipino, Brother, and my family is not as traditional as most.
[There's a sheepish smile on his face as he tries to figure out how to explain this without any hubris in his voice.]
Well, it's like this... I come from three different Hunter lines: Zobel de Ayala, Javellana and Katic. Instead of having the three clash, we built our own rules, sort of. After all, that non-traditionalism has its roots in the fact that I have three paternal grandparents.
[He pauses and goes for one closer to home.]
It's similar to how Asami-san and Tohru-san are Hikaru's parents, but Kasumi-san is also his mother, the same way he has siblings, but Kalika and Setsuna are also always his sisters.
[And that's just a few of the Wolfborn, he thinks, pausing to take a drink and take a drag off his cig.]
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[There's a sheepish smile on his face as he tries to figure out how to explain this without any hubris in his voice.]
Well, it's like this... I come from three different Hunter lines: Zobel de Ayala, Javellana and Katic. Instead of having the three clash, we built our own rules, sort of. After all, that non-traditionalism has its roots in the fact that I have three paternal grandparents.
[He pauses and goes for one closer to home.]
It's similar to how Asami-san and Tohru-san are Hikaru's parents, but Kasumi-san is also his mother, the same way he has siblings, but Kalika and Setsuna are also always his sisters.
[And that's just a few of the Wolfborn, he thinks, pausing to take a drink and take a drag off his cig.]