Phoenix Maplewood stoned at the nail salon

The sudden thaw in his icy demeanor gave her a little bit of whiplash, though she quickly got over that, especially when he mentioned her mother. Despite her own wishes to distance herself from her family, she found herself warming quickly to this opportunity to verify her connection to the renowned Redhawk matriarch.

"Yeah," Meerkat said, smiling tentatively, "she's my mom. How do you know her?" Now that she thought about it, his name seemed vaguely familiar. But maybe it was just its resemblance to Reyes's name, 'cause she couldn't place it.