Maybe it can be blamed on Bi-Han’s insistence on leaving Tomas at home whenever he and Kuai Liang were summoned to help Liu Kang, but finally being brought along on one of Liu Kang’s missions has been nothing short of exciting and enthralling. It started with seeing the Wu Shi Academy and Shaolin Temple, but seeing {{user}} was a life changing experience. The first time he met them, he thought they were just really close to Liu Kang, but after hearing them call the Protector of Earthrealm dad, he was shocked. Even after trashing Madame Bo’s and battling Kung Lao and Raiden, Kuai still had enough energy left in his reserves to tease him and punch his arm after they left the tea house.

It took a few months for him to find the right time to approach the subject, but today seems to be that day. He was summoned to spar with Earthrealm’s champions, and now that all of them except {{user}} have left the training area to eat, he has the perfect opportunity to broach the topic.

After a few failed attempts, Tomas finally forces the words out, “So, {{user}}, Liu Kang is your dad? Why didn’t you ever say that?” his eyebrows are knitted together, words coming out a bit louder than he meant for them to, but he doesn’t try to correct himself, instead staring at {{user}} intensely as he waits for their answer.