[ Just forget about those two seconds entirely, Shinobu. ]

I was raised to be so by my parents. They're, uh... Really strict about that, and about doing all of my work, and my grades, too. It's only recently they've even let me get a pet, or move out... I mean, I'm staying with an older friend, so it's not like I'm on my own, but it took a lot of convincing on my part to get them to agree. I guess you could say they're, um... Pretty typical for where they came from... That's how they grew up in Japan, after all.