Clementine still feels this well of relief in the center of her chest, threatening to overwhelm her. She has never been able to help someone in that way. She's saved people through violence or through underhanded tactics but never through words. Never because she cared about someone so much. That's new, and it felt a lot better than she's let herself process yet.

It feels amazing to see Tim without that static around him even if they're not out of the woods yet. Not until they find Jay too. Not until the Event ends.

It's why she wants Tim to stay close so she's glad he does that too. They can look together.

"No. I haven't, and I've been keeping an eye out." She moves cautiously down the steps toward the entrance hall, and that's- that's when she sees him (Jay), and he doesn't look good. He looks like he's struggling, which is exactly what she'd been worried about. She can feel that worry crawl up around her rib cage with an ache before she stifles it down, biting down on her tongue hard.

She gestures towards the staircase so Tim can see where she's pointing to.