[If she hadn't known about sleeves and the world he comes from, Clara would be a little confused as she first takes in the scene unfolding before her. She spots the Takeshi she knows, of course, but her attention is focused on the children. She smiles as she watches them retell the story, and is just about to say something about him being such a good older brother when she's startled by the sound of the door slamming open.
Her eyes widen as she listens to the man go off, and it's as she hears the sound of a rough slap that she instantly turns to head toward the closet where the children are hiding. She cares for Takeshi as he is now, but she will always be driven to protect children. Even ones she can't genuinely interact with or help.
She goes to the closet, whispering reassurances to be brave. Stay together, she urges, right as the sound of Takeshi shouting no gets her to turn and look his way.
As she does, it seems that everything shifts. The room's the same, but the situation is different. It's a new scene now, one that unplays with horror on Clara's face. She knows she isn't able to do anything, but she still finds her feet moving forward on her own. To protect his sister, to keep him safe. She can't stand children being harmed, especially by someone they're supposed to be able to trust.
It's with tears streaming down her face that she watches their father fall. Her heart is completely shattered knowing he's lived through this. But the sound of gunshots snap her out of her thoughts, and pull her in close to him.]
Takeshi. [She doesn't move to stop him. Revenge is something she's felt the need for before. She gets it. For now, she lets it consume him. Allows him to keep his hatred and anger and lets him keep pulling the trigger.]
Tak. [She speaks his name more firmly as she brings a hand up to grab at his arm.] Enough. You've saved her, see? You've done enough.
8.1 & 8.2
Her eyes widen as she listens to the man go off, and it's as she hears the sound of a rough slap that she instantly turns to head toward the closet where the children are hiding. She cares for Takeshi as he is now, but she will always be driven to protect children. Even ones she can't genuinely interact with or help.
She goes to the closet, whispering reassurances to be brave. Stay together, she urges, right as the sound of Takeshi shouting no gets her to turn and look his way.
As she does, it seems that everything shifts. The room's the same, but the situation is different. It's a new scene now, one that unplays with horror on Clara's face. She knows she isn't able to do anything, but she still finds her feet moving forward on her own. To protect his sister, to keep him safe. She can't stand children being harmed, especially by someone they're supposed to be able to trust.
It's with tears streaming down her face that she watches their father fall. Her heart is completely shattered knowing he's lived through this. But the sound of gunshots snap her out of her thoughts, and pull her in close to him.]
Takeshi. [She doesn't move to stop him. Revenge is something she's felt the need for before. She gets it. For now, she lets it consume him. Allows him to keep his hatred and anger and lets him keep pulling the trigger.]
Tak. [She speaks his name more firmly as she brings a hand up to grab at his arm.] Enough. You've saved her, see? You've done enough.