Raymond froze at her inquiries, not knowing how to properly explain it to her, causing him to wonder how any of this started off. He didn't even know how it started, maybe it was something from his childhood when he had been growing up prior to, well...the war. Or maybe it was because of how jealous he was of Mariam how well she transitioned. Eventually, he had cleared his throat and turned towards his daughter, saying, "Well, my dear...simply put, mother would be...not pleased if she saw these. Just know that they are not what most of those drug addicts take on the street, they're for...something else, something much morre important to me."
Once finished with his response, he felt his upper lip where his mustache should've been had he not shaved it. He knew how much Florence loved that patch of hair, it was amazing that she believed him when he said it was for "health related reasons". His skin was a lot smoother too which surprised him, seeing it had only been a couple of months since he began taking it, heck he even started to look a lot lot younger too! Moving on, he gave Uselia a smile, attempting to affirm that everything would be fine as the timer on the oven dinged. Looking towards it, he said, "Well, looks like dinner is just about ready..." before looking towards the window, causing him to sigh once more before saying, *"And just in time as well. Uselia dear, go let your sisters know that dinner is ready, but do let them know to wash their hands this time! Only God knows what Gina has been mucking around in.
(( @Kars