She really tries for a moment to figure that one out. She's his mom, but he's not her son. How does that work? She might have guessed that maybe it had something to do with strange genetics--or maybe a cultural thing, like with her society? But neither of those make sense, and moreover, he admits to his existence being unusual.
"...I can't say I understand, but--it's whatever. Probably not any weirder than the familial units I'm used to." And she doesn't need to understand in order to offer her assistance. "Do you want some help? Figuring out a maybe gift for your sort of mom?"
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Date: 2018-07-23 10:48 pm (UTC)"...I can't say I understand, but--it's whatever. Probably not any weirder than the familial units I'm used to." And she doesn't need to understand in order to offer her assistance. "Do you want some help? Figuring out a maybe gift for your sort of mom?"