[ Is it possible Della still would have loved her kids if she'd returned home and found out they were all wanted criminals? Who knows. But she genuinely believes if people took the time to know each boy, they too would be absolutely head over heels for them. And anyone who doesn't like her boys has something fundamentally wrong with them.
However, she is a little surprised at the "is it just you" bit - as, yes, she would expect most people to assume a dad was in the picture at some point. Then again, she's never mentioned a husband or even a boyfriend during her stay here, so maybe Alberto caught on quicker than most. For now, she's oblivious to any other implication. ]
Well, not exactly... I live with my twin brother Donald and my uncle Scrooge in his giant mansion, and we all raise the kids! There's also the housekeeper's daughter, Webby, and to be honest, we all pretty much treat her as one of our own. She's basically ours in all but blood.
[ Yeah, about that... alas, meta knowledge. Anyway - She "sobers" up from happiness for a bit to explain a sadder side of thing. It's bound to come up eventually so she might as well bite the bullet. ]
... You remember that big, huge crash I told you about, the one that cost me my leg? Well... while I was gone, my brother and my uncle... got into a huge fight. This all happened while my boys were in their eggs... so, literally babies. Donald took them and raised them all by himself for a long time... It took years for them to finally come together as a family again. So I... missed out on a lot. But I'm still trying to make up for it. And so, we all lived happily ever after... more or less.
[ A sad smile, and a half shrug. If prodded, she will explain that the fight and the crash and basically everything bad that happened was because of her, but... she's afraid that in doing so, she'll reveal just HOW bad a parent she is. And she knows she already doesn't sound great. Does she really have to tarnish her image worse tonight? Can they keep things happy? ]
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However, she is a little surprised at the "is it just you" bit - as, yes, she would expect most people to assume a dad was in the picture at some point. Then again, she's never mentioned a husband or even a boyfriend during her stay here, so maybe Alberto caught on quicker than most. For now, she's oblivious to any other implication. ]
Well, not exactly... I live with my twin brother Donald and my uncle Scrooge in his giant mansion, and we all raise the kids! There's also the housekeeper's daughter, Webby, and to be honest, we all pretty much treat her as one of our own. She's basically ours in all but blood.
[ Yeah, about that... alas, meta knowledge. Anyway - She "sobers" up from happiness for a bit to explain a sadder side of thing. It's bound to come up eventually so she might as well bite the bullet. ]
... You remember that big, huge crash I told you about, the one that cost me my leg? Well... while I was gone, my brother and my uncle... got into a huge fight. This all happened while my boys were in their eggs... so, literally babies. Donald took them and raised them all by himself for a long time... It took years for them to finally come together as a family again. So I... missed out on a lot. But I'm still trying to make up for it. And so, we all lived happily ever after... more or less.
[ A sad smile, and a half shrug. If prodded, she will explain that the fight and the crash and basically everything bad that happened was because of her, but... she's afraid that in doing so, she'll reveal just HOW bad a parent she is. And she knows she already doesn't sound great. Does she really have to tarnish her image worse tonight? Can they keep things happy? ]