If before all of this, Sei had been told that she had a brother half her age, she would have called whoever told her such a thing an unbelievable liar.
When she still lived at home, Sei recalled that her parents were more like business partners than a couple.
They both had business and household affairs that they attended to with the utmost precision. But they never showed any actual indication that they loved each other.
Not a pet name was shared, not a kiss was given. Sometimes, Sei had difficulty believing that those two had actually laid down to make her. It certainly seemed improbable enough.
With her home experience aside, her father was already in his fifties when she left home. Sei couldn't picture him with the energy to make a second child.
Her mother was a bit different, though… she would have carried the child if she were convinced to. Regardless of the potential health risks.
