[ he looks a little thrown off by her question because- well. no one has ever asked that before. at least so bluntly. it's... nice? in a way?

daylight doesn't need much time to consider his answer: ] ... Yeah. It's. Complicated. Not in a 'long answer' and more of a 'super mess' answer. I guess the best way to describe is that I don't have the warmest feelings for my parents these days.

[ that's one way to say it, for sure. ] If we're lucky, we don't have to meet them for dinner here, wherever we are.