You haven't lost after that? Amazing.

Even the smartest kids have trouble against their teachers sometimes.

[Yup, he isn't blaming Shinji for it.]

Dad's really super good at chess. If he was in my chess club he'd win against everybody else for sure.

Is he some kind of chess master?

That's awesome.Maybe you inherited some of your dad's intelligence.

I don't think he went to tournaments or anything... There's a trophy in our basement but it's from high school.

[So it doesn't really count.]

Trophies aren't good for much. You just get to show them off sometimes.

Is your dad a retrospec user? [Sorry, Shinji. Nanashi doesn't know too much about your family situation. ]

No. Two of my cousins are, but my parents don't know anything about it.

[It's... the worst.]

That sounds rough. They don't know what's going on and you guys do. Ever come up with a weird excuse to get away with something app related?

Like saying a dog ate your clothes when a monster ripped it up instead.

[Nanashi is so good at making excuses. He'll teach some of them to Shinji.]

[teach him, excuse-senpai]

My parents got kind of mad when I "dyed my hair" without asking them.

[Since there's no way to explain why his hair turned blue overnight...]

What else are you supposed to tell them? "It's an accident?" Don't think they'd buy such an obvious lie. These kinds of things are out of your control.

Blue looks alright on you.

[Shinji doesn't look terrible with it??]

My cousin has purple hair now and it's super pretty.

[Even if Sakura doesn't seem thrilled with it, and why should she be? It's new and weird.]

I bet! Is it purple like lavender flowers? Or is it darker than that?

I don't know what I'd do if I woke up to having different hair so suddenly..

[Seems like it happens without warning.]

It's a little darker than that.

Maybe you'd say you were entering your punk phase?

[Assuming the hair color he got overnight worked for that.]

Oh hell no. They'd never buy that excuse. I'd just say I'm trying something new?

Which is loads of bull, but at least it's more believable.

[Oh, her hair's a bit darker? Hmm.]

What's unbelievable about that? You're a teenager, they're supposed to dye their hair weird colors and get piercings and stuff.

Only delinquents and dropouts do that.

Don't become like that, okay Shinji? Stay in school.

[Look at him trying to sound responsible.]

I'm not gonna drop out of school, mom.

I dare you to say that again!!

[Nanashi is overreacting a little. RIP.]

I'm not your mother, geez.

Whatever you say, mom~

[Nanashi should know better than to dare a bratty child to do anything.]

[He totally asked for that, he can't even deny it.]

Ow ow ow okay, I won't do it again!

[Rest in pieces.]

Good!! Do I really seem like a mom though? What the hell?

I'm just trying to look out for you.

Isn't that the main thing moms do?

[Please don't noogie him again.]