“Some kinds of distance are harder than the physical kind.” Minoru sipped his drink.

Their parents drifted all the way across an ocean. Minoru and Isamu had spent the better part of six years on the other side of the country from where they grew up, and were now in another dimension entirely. But their core family was still pretty close considering all of that. There were still shared experiences and ongoing communication, not merely just blood ties.

“I suppose you could say we have a biased perspective, though. A relative sense of closeness compared to someone who entered the world by themselves. Which, unfortunately, cannot be helped.”