I Need Strength, I Need Alpha Particles

The Events of Brenden's 2nd birthday party are something that went unnoticed by anyone. To my family, Riley wasn't feeling well, and I was merely a sleepy baby.

Not a single person took notice of how strange it was that the two of us had collapsed at the same time, mainly due to the fact that my playpen was positioned behind the couch, so I was relatively out of sight. In contrast, my brother had always been a strange lad, so everyone chalked it up to another one of his episodes. 

Unfortunately, only three days later, when Riley was set to return to Japan, I noticed that the effects of my Coercion skill had diminished drastically, and he was essentially back to his old way of treating our father.  

Yumiko, on the other hand, was another story; sitting in my stroller at the airport, I watched Deeana and Yumiko saying tearful goodbyes, much to the disgust of Riley, something which made me smirk.