Obey the Silence In Chains of Empire It's wierd... isn't it

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Hello 🤗🤗 my dear cutie pies

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Hope you all are well 🙏

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So let's continue the story 😘😚😁

Like this 2 years passed away

Now Elise is 21 years old

She became more bratty, curious and mostly bored 🥱

(Scene: Afternoon. Elise just finished her studies. Clara enters with tea. Elise is bored. And a little sassy.)

Elise/FL

Claraaa~ are you ever gonna let me touch the front door today or do I need to apply for parole again?

Clara

Elise, please. You know you can roam around the house freely. 🙂‍↕️

Elise/FL

Awww how generous 💅 So like, next week maybe I can blink at the mailbox?

Clara

You’re being dramatic.

Clara

Drink your tea before it gets cold.

Elise/FL

(in a dramatic voice like mimicking) So caring....So polite. ...So mysterious.... ...Clara, what are you and Doctor hiding from me?

Clara

...That’s not funny, Elise.

Elise/FL

Who’s laughing?

Clara

.......

Clara

💭how can I tell her 😓

Elise/FL

You know I’m 21 now, right? Adults usually go outside, breathe oxygen, meet people who aren’t their houseplants?

Clara

💭I know you have every right for being suspicious...... But I can't do anything 😔

Clara

This is for your own good. You’re safe here. (that's all I can manage to say 😔)

Elise/FL

“Safe” feels suspicious when I’m not even allowed to order my own pizza.

Clara

Elise.

Elise/FL

Fine. I’ll drink the tea. But don’t blame me if it tastes like questions you don’t wanna answer. ☕

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[Later that evening – Elise messages the Doctor]

Elise/FL

Hey Doc, random question: Why is the attic locked? 😇

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Don’t go up there.

Elise/FL

That’s not a no.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Elise…

Elise/FL

I’m just saying. I’m 21. I can handle dust and secrets.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

We’ll talk tomorrow.🙄

Elise/FL

Translation: “I’ll avoid this until you forget.”

Elise/FL

Spoiler alert—I won’t. 😈

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

😮‍💨

Elise/FL

(''why can't they behave naturally)🥲"

Elise/FL

(why this calculated behaviour)

Elise/FL

(They think I can't sense anything 😭)

Elise/FL

(I will find it anyways 😈)

(Scene: Afternoon. Elise “accidentally” mixed laundry again. Clara finds the damage.)

Clara

Elise… Why are all the white towels pink?

Elise/FL

Okay, hear me out— It was one red sock. Just one. Tiny. Innocent. I swear it jumped in.🙄

Clara

You were doing laundry? 🤨

Elise/FL

Was being helpful. Domestic goddess mode activated. 😁

Clara

You bleached half my set last month. And now the other half looks like cotton candy. 😮‍💨

Elise/FL

Pink is trendy 😌 You're welcome.

Clara

Elise, this isn’t funny.

Elise/FL

Claraaa come on, it’s just towels— I’ll fix it. I’ll YouTube it. Maybe vinegar helps??

Clara

NO, ELISE. THIS ISN’T ABOUT VINEGAR. YOU ALWAYS DO THIS You break things, mess around, and laugh it off like it’s nothing!

Elise/FL

Whoa. Okay. That came out of nowhere.

Clara

It didn’t. You just never take anything seriously!

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(from hallway): Clara.

Clara

(quieter): ...She ruined the towels again.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Still. Lower your voice, please.

Clara

She keeps doing things like a child.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

She’s not a child. And we don’t raise our voices at her. You know that.

Clara

... I’m sorry

Elise/FL

(quietly): Wow. I screw things up and you get scolded?

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

It’s not about blame. It’s about how we speak to each other.

Elise/FL

(muttering) A liar 🤥

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Elise did you said anything??

Elise/FL

No 🙂‍↔️ no father 😛

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

😮‍💨 again

Elise POV

Today Clara got scolding when there is complete fault of mine

Even I knew that

She didn't even raise her voice that much

She is just being realistic

And yet she apologized

Even didn't argue 😞

What's going on here

I don't know

But I have to say

THEY BOTH ARE REALLY WIERD

(Scene: Midnight. Soft hallway light. Clara just stepped out of Elise’s room after checking on her. The Doctor is already there, waiting silently.)

Clara

She’s asleep.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(Arms crossed) Was she upset?

Clara

No. But… she said something before she closed her eyes. She asked if I hate her. If not then why I behave like this

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

...

Clara

She’s starting to feel it, you know. The way we hold back. She notices more than we think.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

She is growing Of course she does.

Clara

I snapped at her today. Not even badly… but I saw it in her face. She was shocked.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

You know the rules.

Clara

I also know I love her like a sister. And I hate pretending I don’t.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

We weren’t supposed to get attached.

Clara

Yeah, well. We did.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Clara… If he finds out you raised your voice at her—

Clara

Then what? He’ll kill me? Fine. Let him.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Don’t say that.

Clara

Why not.....

Clara

I don't care..

Clara

She is just a innocent girl Max. We can't raise her like this.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

I know.... but you also know very well

Clara

I know that but I can't stay like this. She thinks I cared about her

Clara

And yes I do care

Clara

I don't Care what will happen

Clara

Even if I die .... that's also less for our doings

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Clara don't say like this 😔

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(smile bitterly) Clara your this kindness would take you away from us and I don't want that.

Clara

(Chukling) I know that

Clara

But I also know that if it happens....it still less for us

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

.....

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

You should take rest now

Then Maxwell goes to his room

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

He sits alone in his room, elbows on the desk, face in his hands. A single light is on. The door is closed. It’s the only space where he lets himself fall apart.)

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(Whispering to himself )

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Why

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Just why I agreed that time

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

Agreed to raise her

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

I should’ve known I’d get attached the moment I took her in. So why did I say yes?

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

("tears came from Maxwell eyes")

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

It was supposed to be temporary. Just keep her safe. Just follow the rules.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

But now I don't know even I am right or not

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(Wipping his tears)

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

No ....

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

I should not break like this

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

She’s just a girl.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

But....She trusts me. She looks at me like I’m her anchor. And I’m lying to her every single day.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

If she ever finds out—

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

No. She can’t. Not yet.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

(voice cracks): I promised I’d protect her...

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

You were never supposed to matter this much, Elise.

Maxwell/FL's adopted father

But you do.

God save me .... You do Elise..

(Scene: Midnight. Elise is alone in her bed. Lights off. Covers tangled. She’s wide awake, talking to herself softly, almost like thinking aloud.)

Elise/FL

Ugh. Why is it so hot? (pulls blanket off) …And now it’s cold. Seriously 😑

Elise/FL

Seriously brain, sleep would be nice.

Elise/FL

💭💭Clara was so mad today. For like three seconds. Then poof—guilt mode activated. She never stays angry. Even when I totally deserve it.

Elise/FL

Yeah sometimes I do it intentionally 😉

Elise/FL

Doctor too. Always calm. Always careful. Like I’ll explode if they breathe wrong. They treat me like I’m some kind of… I don’t know. Assignment. Everything’s so... measured. Polite. Perfect. Too perfect.

Elise/FL

It’s like this house runs on some invisible script I don’t have access to. Clara always knocks twice. Doctor always says “You’re safe” when I ask real questions. Every day’s the same. Wake up. Books. Tea. Overreaction. Smile. Silence. Like I’m in a bubble someone designed. Did they always treat me like this? Or did I just stop pretending it was normal?

Elise/FL

Feels like they’re hiding something. Or waiting for something. Or maybe… Maybe all of this was planned from the start. Adopted at 17. Kept inside. No friends. No past. No questions.

Elise/FL

Weird, isn’t it? (She flips to her side and stares into the dark.)