“I got you a present!” Saiko hands a cope of The Nightmare Before Christmas to Minami. “This seems like your type of movie, Mommy.”
Minami grins.
Arima coughs on the cookie in his mouth.
“Do you need eggnog?” Minami winks and hands her husband her glass.
He gladly gulps it, but his face is now purple. “Yonebayashi.”
People are staring. Akira is smirking, Suzuya laughs, and Sasaki looks oddly touched.
“I figured Mommy was better than Grandmommy.” Saiko smiles and walks away, savoring every moment of existential crisis that plagues Arima.
Mercy and Magic 