#praise her leon she didnt jump ada right away

[theclaireredfield]

From Ada (@separatedway)

"Long time, no see."

@separatedway

Long time no see, indeed.

Claire wasn't stupid enough to think that this was the actual situation. Just because Claire never physically saw her, didn't mean her presence wasn't always there.

There was a slight tensing of her shoulders once Ada Wong was perceived, a gentle raising of hackles that she never grew out of. These instincts were perhaps a bit rude, when noticed, however they were ones that kept her alive, despite her lackluster attempts at ruining them with bad life decisions.

There was no smile, however her face was moved to something neutral as she greeted the older woman.

"Hello sweetie," Claire greeted, the words coming out smooth with a slight accent as she said it. It was unintentional, in the word 'hello'. Maybe remains of someone who left his scars on her in Antarctica. Claire learned to ignore it and just leaned into the greeting she chose like someone who worked at Disneyland for too long and still needed to address unruly guests with cordiality.

There was no meaning in that pleasantry, except that it meant she disliked you. Sweet terms of endearment were not her literal love language. It was civility wrapped around barely held back dislike.

And boy did she dislike Ada Wong. Not for anything she did to Claire. But for...

Claire huffed.

"Did you need something?" To the point; she didn't want to entertain this any longer than she needed to; the politeness to ask was a credit to her own growth as a person. Leon should be proud that she didn't start off like a shrieking banshee at his on again/off again situationship.