Claudia is absolutely listening at the wall. And the more she listens, the more confused and interested by this situation she is. This woman was faced with a situation unexpected, something she obviously hadn't seen or dealt with before, and her response is...acknowledging it, but continuing to go about her business. There's very little fear. There's no screaming. It's the calm of someone who's dealt with odd situations before and the cheerful surprise of someone who's odd situations probably involved a lot of blood.
As she hears Root shift her voice, take control of the conversation, Claudia can't help but think to herself that she's a little bit jealous. Oh, she tries to do things like that. To charm people over to her side, to seduce her dinner the way that Lestat used to do, to dazzle them the way that the Theatre de Vampire excelled at. But at her core, always driving her actions, is this damn body. There are only so many ways a child can manipulate someone and Claudia's exhausted all of them.
When she hears Root leaving the bathroom, Claudia quickly moves to the center of the room, pretending that she absolutely wasn't listening. And then the day gets even weirder when this woman offers to let Claudia finish up.
Hmm. This man really had a list of enemies. She picked a good target: nobody's gonna miss him.
"You can watch if you want," Claudia says, as she heads to the bathroom, curious to see what this woman's answer would be. "He ain't gonna last much longer. His heartrate's already starting to slow."
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As she hears Root shift her voice, take control of the conversation, Claudia can't help but think to herself that she's a little bit jealous. Oh, she tries to do things like that. To charm people over to her side, to seduce her dinner the way that Lestat used to do, to dazzle them the way that the Theatre de Vampire excelled at. But at her core, always driving her actions, is this damn body. There are only so many ways a child can manipulate someone and Claudia's exhausted all of them.
When she hears Root leaving the bathroom, Claudia quickly moves to the center of the room, pretending that she absolutely wasn't listening. And then the day gets even weirder when this woman offers to let Claudia finish up.
Hmm. This man really had a list of enemies. She picked a good target: nobody's gonna miss him.
"You can watch if you want," Claudia says, as she heads to the bathroom, curious to see what this woman's answer would be. "He ain't gonna last much longer. His heartrate's already starting to slow."