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[ The PORTAL clicks on in the downstairs of Tatsumi Textiles, where it seems to be sitting on the counter. Unlike the usual view of either Kanji or Lior, the first thing people might notice is a small Japanese woman who seems to be about a foot and a half, if not more, shorter than Kanji. It's easy to tell just how short she is because she is rubbing at Kanji's cheek, much to Kanji's embarrassment. ]
M-Ma! Knock it off! It's just some ink!
[ Kanji's mother proceeds to 'tsk' at him, though she's smiling and sounds fond as she cleans the small stripe of ink off his face and praises him on his upkeep of the shop. It quickly becomes hard to see the ink, though whether that's because Kanji's mother is doing a good job cleaning it up or because of Kanji's fierce blush (he's realized his PORTAL is on) is unclear. ]
Ma! People can see this, Ma!
M-Ma! Knock it off! It's just some ink!
[ Kanji's mother proceeds to 'tsk' at him, though she's smiling and sounds fond as she cleans the small stripe of ink off his face and praises him on his upkeep of the shop. It quickly becomes hard to see the ink, though whether that's because Kanji's mother is doing a good job cleaning it up or because of Kanji's fierce blush (he's realized his PORTAL is on) is unclear. ]
Ma! People can see this, Ma!