"I didn't know my mom until I came here, either. Mia and I were born here, but one day the universe pushed us somewhere else. We grew up there, and then came back here a couple of years ago. I didn't have my powers, and I broke my arm, and happened to meet my mom at the hospital. Then Mia showed up, and now we're a family." So to speak. His dad would have been there, ideally, but there was something, at least.
He'd been trying to ignore the comment about Rei, but figured he should say something. "Rei was... I don't know how to describe her. Brave and smart and funny... but that's not really her, it's just things about her. She was a big part of my life. It doesn't sound like much, I know, but that's what she was." He sighed and looked over at Sophie. "I'm sorry about your boyfriend, too. What was he like?"