[ Then this is a special occasion for Rune, too. Even if it may not be a wholly happy kind of special. ]

I can drive! [ He'll take one more load off of Rune's mind if he can. He doesn't know exactly what he's anticipating other than time with him in a new setting. As they pack their things into the car, He Ming lets himself embrace excitement. The last week has been largely uneventful and he wants to just enjoy this trip. Don't they deserve it?

The anticipation only mounts when they hit the road. He Ming bounces his leg occasionally as he drives, flicking on the music to cover some of the pause before he asks the question he's had in mind. ]

Do you want to tell me about your parents?

[ He Ming wants to hear the answer, very much so, just to see what lives under the layers. There are parts of Rune that he exposes very readily, but they've skipped a lot of the getting-to-know-you in favor of fighting witches to the death for survival. He Ming offers, in return, though he doubts it's an equivalent exchange. ]

You could... meet mine if you wanted. But you definitely don't have to do either. Tell me about yours, or meet mine.