Mom, I'm home.

turning with a warm smile There you are. Wash up quickly, dinner's almost ready.

Hajime, sit down for a minute. There's something we need to tell you.

setting his bag down slowly What's up?

You know about my friend, Mr. Y/n. He's been... he had an accident at work. He's in the hospital.

Is he okay?

wringing her hands He will be, but it's serious. He'll need to stay there for a while. Weeks, maybe months.

He has a daughter. Y/n. She's been sick her whole life—she needs constant care. With him in the hospital, there's no one else.

slowly So... what are you saying?

We've offered to take her in. Just until her father recovers.

I'm picking her up tomorrow evening. She can't walk well, and she gets sick easily. We've set up the spare room for her.

runs a hand through his hair Tomorrow? That's—

I know it's sudden. But there's no one else, Hajime. She has nowhere else to go.

...What's she like?

a long pause She's been fighting her whole life, son. All I know is she deserves better than what she's been given.