Cerulean Cape transcendentalism

As they went, Weetzie explained himself. His tale was short and to the point, but Mink found it interesting all the same. His mention of a mother made him mentally pause, as any mention of parents often did, and he was caught by surprise by the reversal of the conversation. Mink returned to the present - to Weetzie, rather than the things he'd left behind - and tried to bumble his way through an explanation of his own: I'm from an island actually. It's further north from here. I um... I grew up with very few kids my age around, but I had grandmother, which was alright. He was reminded of her every day in some manner, but never around company and never in this blatant manner. Mink had not spoken of her since the passing, and found his words failed as he went.