As if she couldn’t tear up any more, she did so while hugging her adopted son. “Oh, Darwin! And you’re the best fish who grew legs any parent could ask for...!”

And there goes her tears. “Once you start working and earn enough money for you own tank, sure!”

“Hm... you’re gonna have to try a lot harder than that!” She patted his head and let out a little giggle.

Honestly? She sort of deserved this.

That little robot girl reminds her of when she was a teenager! Good times...

// it’s funny to think that nicole is often considered furious but i haven’t really written her that way so far

She almost always comes home from work like this.

She just groans, slowly getting up to the phone to order a pizza. “Sorry, hon... Your mother had a rough day today...”

“Right... of course.” She added the absurd amount of pizzas to her order.

She was a caught a bit off guard from his question. “Well... simply put, you’re special! What other fish can walk and talk?” She softly patted his head.

“Hi! Sorry I was gone for so long. Heh...”

“Of course he did...” She pinched the bridge of her nose in disappointment. “Well, it looks like it’s going to be nothing but salad and fruit for the next month or so...”

Her eyebrows raised in surprise. “Arrested?! TWICE?! How did that even happen..!?” Her tone definitely raised.

“I have no doubt YOU were also involved in this.” She showed her typical angry mother glare. “But seeing as your father was the one taking care of you all, I’ll put most of the blame on him.”

Nicole sneezes like a kitten-

“Hm... I’m sure she did.” She sighed. “No video games, no internet and no TV. For a month!”

“Well, I’ll just kindly ask Mr. Robinson to turn off his wifi. It’s not like he knows how to use the internet anyway...” Neither does she, but she doesn’t want to admit that.

“Hello, Darwin! How are you?”

“Well, that’s good to hear! Good to see things really haven’t changed around here...”