Kai's eyebrows pretty much went into his hair as he listened. His own sister was like that? What the hell was wrong with people? "Family's not supposed to be like that. I'm sorry you've got to deal with it." Then: "Maybe she could give Godzilla a run for his money." Okay, that wasn't nice.

"...Unless she's ink-black with big yellow eyes and antennae, and goes around ripping people's hearts out of their chests with claws, she's not." Kai shifted uncomfortably on the bench. "Though that's just what a Shadow looks like. There are other ones."