It's like the writers realized a little too late that they'd made King Halo completely unlikable, and cast about for ways to make her at least a little sympathetic. And what they came up with was, "Let's make it plain that her mother is even worse." Interesting choice!

>Special Week's mom died shortly after birth...

Shortly after giving birth. Your wording implies an extreme time paradox. :)

>Times you almost think "family drama" is an entry requirement to
>attend Tracen.

... And then there's Taiki Shuttle, whose family back in the US routinely sends her what sounds like entire shipping containers full of meat, evidently because they think you can't get beef in Japan. :)

(And Vodka, whose father is apparently Rin's grandpa from Yurucamp.)

>Unless you're discussing Super Creek, then it's a whole
>different kind of "mommy issues."

Yyyyeah, I... that whole trope is so awkward to me. I've already got a mother, I don't need another one. I normally object to the modern-day usage of "cringe" as an adjective, but in this case I feel like it fits unusually well.

--G.
like how so many Chattini call Raora "Mamma". guys, you are wilting my ardor.
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