Jaden accepted the mug, and sat down across from her.

"...well..." he mumbled.

"Yeah, gimme a second to organize them all in my head." he said further.

He then took a moment, closed his eyes, and then sighed.

"Right, first one." he said.

"It was clear that that guy revealed info you didn't want revealed." he commented. "If he hadn't, how long before you told me you were my Mom?" he asked.

"Or is this a case of never telling, and waiting for me to potentially clue in?"

As soon as she said that, she noticed that Jaden acquired a VERY sad and melancholy look in his eyes.

"..............I know." he said.

"And... and ever since we last met each other as Mother and Son... back when you effectively ended the reign of Jack the Ripper... I've felt like a heel about it." he admitted.

"As time went on from that... I realized that I was wrong." he told her.

"All you wanted was to protect me from a world that wished to hurt me... and I was too stupid to realize that." he continued, almost sounding like he was ready to cry.

"And I always wondered if I would ever be able to face you again..."

Jaden just sighed again.

"I can't bring myself to." he said.

"It... it would be false. I'd be doing it for the sake of some twisted, perverted sense of pride." he told her.

"And I learned to swallow that a LONG time ago." he muttered.

"You look a lot different from when I saw you last." he then said further, slightly changing the subject.

Jaden nodded.

"Yeah. Yeah, it does." he said.

"So... uh... you're... you're still part of the Triad, obviously." he then commented.

Vyn nodded.

"I assume this Justine you mentioned back on the road is as well." he went on.

Again, Vyn nodded.

"...who is she?" Jaden then asked. "And... WHAT is she?"

Jaden blinked a couple of times.

"A... a... a w-wendigo!?" he then exclaimed.

"Oh lord..." he said.

"I... I didn't think they really existed." he admitted.

"Or, they were extinct, at least." he clarified.

"Explains why she sounded so... absolutely terrifying... over the phone." he then added.

"I'll... I'll bet." he said.

"You're a hunter." he then commented, shifting the subject again.

"What kind?" he asked.

"It's clear you're not a recreational sport hunter." he went on.

"Someone like that wouldn't have been able to hold their own against that Neo Helsing guy." he reasoned.

"So... yeah, what sort of hunter ARE you, exactly?"

"Candentus Lux!?" Jaden exclaimed.

"That's... that's the premier guild in the system." he said.

"And you work for Argento?" he asked further.

"Holy hell, that's a feather in your cap." he went on, leaning back a little in his chair.

"Wow... my mother is really something else..." he said quietly to the air.

"...mm." Jaden mumbled.

"So, when we met at the bar..." he went on, trailing off some.

"Was that planned?" he asked.

"To ANY degree?" he asked further.

"Or was that literally just some sort of amazing coincidence?"

"......." Jaden was silent again, before looking down.

"Sorry." he said.

"I'm sorry you felt the need to watch me and keep tabs on me." he told her. "Which... well... given my past actions, nobody would blame you for doing." he went on.

"So... you've been watching me since then." he continued.

"...how've I been doing...?" he then asked hesitantly.

Jaden just sighed.

"I know." he said.

"Wait... what?" he suddenly asked.

"Ok, you told me about that recent time, but... what?" he asked.

"A few times?" he asked further.

"I didn't know it happened THAT often..."