Bonus: Other Things Jiro Heard
"Ma listen, I—… Yeah, I can walk… I'm doin' it right now… Yeah, it kinda hurts and there's some leg missin'…
"I donno… Momo was here a minute ago, she left her book on the chair… Bathroom or somethin'. Someone's been watchin… Momo's a classmate, yeah… No, I'm pretty sure it's actually her name… She's nice, just kinda serious…"
"Ma, no, I ain't goin' back to bed, I'm fine. I just gotta stay here until that medical lady—…"
"Well, I'm lookin' at a card with her handwritin' on it, so yeah, Tsu cares about me… No, ma, I'm not sassin' you…"
Jiro had thought the first conversation with Clay's family was wild, but this? This was something else.
She pressed her jacks closer to the hospital room door, barely able to contain her grin as she listened to Clay awkwardly fend off his mother's relentless questioning.
"Ma, I'm fine… No, I ain't lyin'! What would I even—?!" A deep sigh. "Okay, yeah, sure, some of my leg's missin', but it ain't like I need that part—"
"Yeah, I assume so. Our flight tickets are still good…
"She can probably speak English better than half the folks in Deercrown… They take education seriously over here…"
"Oh, for cryin' out loud, Ma, no, she ain't 'too smart' to be datin' me—"
Jiro did laugh at that, quickly muffling the sound with her sleeve.
"… Yeah, that'd be Aizawa… He's a good guy… Listen, Ma… Could you—… Could ya put Riley on the phone?... Yeah… I got the cookies… Thank you…"