this don't impress me..much

Hanako had no idea where his not so little outburst came from. She knew he'd never hurt her, never even think of it, but the fact he was lashing out made her scowl all the same. Her expression sharpened, mirroring the moody expressions her littlest son so often wore. Like the whole world was an inconvenience at his expense. And Hanako certainly felt inconvenienced. What had brought this on? Certainly nothing she'd said, she'd made a point of being amiable enough, if not distant. Like talking to an acquaintance in passing, someone she might not see again in a long time. Given how things had ended last time it felt like a reasonable enough approach, safe. And yet there Mortis was, throwing yet another tantrum. Maybe he hadn't grown up at all.

"What's all that supposed to mean?" She near about demanded, so very used to getting her own way. Hanako's voice bounded off the walls, making it seem she was speaking louder than intended. "I feel like I can't ever say or do anything without you taking it as some sort of mortal insult. Like I bared my teeth at you." She raised a front paw, a flash of orange as she gestured angrily at herself.

But of course he had to insist she was fine, that her place was good and secure. Like it ought to be, she didn't want to hear it from him. Not in this context.

"Obviously. I think I'd known if it wasn't. "