[ For a moment, Yuuri's heart twisted with guilt of her own as she took in the look on Ruu's face. Her outburst of anger had been fuelled by panic and, as much as she loathed to admit it, frustration. Even when things had been safe, normal, it would only have taken a second of Yuuri turning her back for something awful to happen to Ruu. And now things were different, the world was crawling with monsters, undead and otherwise, and Ruu had crept away in the night and left Yuuri unawares. Logically, she knew that Ruu might have been safer alone. She was small and quick and she had the experience of scavenging and fending for herself. But her heart, beating hard enough in her chest to knock the breath out of her lungs, didn't know any of that. All her heart knew was that Ruu had disappeared in the night and anything could have happened to her and Yuuri would never have known.
It can't happen again. It won't happen again. ]
Ruu-chan... [ She's fighting to keep her tone level, but the effort it takes is clear by the tremble in her voice. ] I know you're trying to help. And this– Th–these are all useful things. It's good for us to have supplies. But you can't... y–you can't just–
[ Whatever else she was about to say, Yuuri doesn't even know. Not that it matters. She doesn't get a chance to get it out before they're interrupted by the arrival of this strange man and everything about him makes the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. It's bad enough for her and Ruu to be out here alone when there's zombies... a human survivor is much more dangerous. She'd been stooped down to talk with Ruu face-to-face, but now she slowly stands herself up, keeping Ruu close. Her eyes are narrowed and her gaze is cold and a little fierce.
He might not want violence, but Yuuri has no doubt he'll be quick to use it if he thinks he'll get what he wants. And she doesn't want to risk that while Ruu is here. ]
Ruu-chan. [ Her voice is quiet and firm, in a tone of don't argue with me. And though she's addressing her sister, she hasn't taken her eyes off this other survivor. ] Whatever you took, give it back.
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It can't happen again. It won't happen again. ]
Ruu-chan... [ She's fighting to keep her tone level, but the effort it takes is clear by the tremble in her voice. ] I know you're trying to help. And this– Th–these are all useful things. It's good for us to have supplies. But you can't... y–you can't just–
[ Whatever else she was about to say, Yuuri doesn't even know. Not that it matters. She doesn't get a chance to get it out before they're interrupted by the arrival of this strange man and everything about him makes the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. It's bad enough for her and Ruu to be out here alone when there's zombies... a human survivor is much more dangerous. She'd been stooped down to talk with Ruu face-to-face, but now she slowly stands herself up, keeping Ruu close. Her eyes are narrowed and her gaze is cold and a little fierce.
He might not want violence, but Yuuri has no doubt he'll be quick to use it if he thinks he'll get what he wants. And she doesn't want to risk that while Ruu is here. ]
Ruu-chan. [ Her voice is quiet and firm, in a tone of don't argue with me. And though she's addressing her sister, she hasn't taken her eyes off this other survivor. ] Whatever you took, give it back.