You peeped your head outside your house after you heard your mother return. She was speaking to her colleague outside at the moment.

"Phew! That one we caught sure was big, wasn't it? We'll continue the experiment tomorrow!"

She pauses as her eyes shift over to see you standing out the house door, causing her to smoke even more

"Now look who's here, hehe!" The others can't help but whisper "is that Hange's kid? They look just like her..."

She goes up to you and kneels to your level and places a hand on your shoulder as she smiles "Were you worried about me, kiddo?"