"I'd rather be a little hurt than afraid for my life and my memories," Rei said, practically snapping that out. She didn't like the way this was being phrased, and she hated the very notion of having something so basic being withheld.

The revelation is born with quiet dignity, though. Her face doesn't change, just stays set into a hard line. Her words don't tremble. Not a bit.

"They didn't change that in my memories, then. I have no mother, I hate my father, and then there's Grandpapa. He's nice, but I remember leaving the shrine to pursue music. So, a small lie."

She's not talking about her band family though. That's...a different issue entirely.