Somebody knocked on the door, my mother and I were playing checkers, and she was letting me win in whatever, various board games we played together. I did one happy dance after winning a game of checkers, and Florial started letting me win games more. “Kzzrtz, Kzrrr,” I groaned. “Mom, somebody’s going to kill you if they see you,” I got up and started nudging her. “Please hide somewhere, I don’t wanna lose my Mom, the one that actually likes me.”