"Your mom isn't you," Shannon said easily. "Some people might be dicks and hold you to their standards, but if people did the same thing with me they'd expect me to be stupidly wealthy and running a sporting goods business. Which... I'd go insane in the first week, let me tell you." He laughed good naturedly, not seeming at all bothered by the tilt of the conversation.

"But, if that was a deflection from talking about you and to start talking about your mom instead..." Shannon shrugged. He wasn't going to complain.