[Nothing with mirrors ever turns out well in Cerealia, goddamn.
Kaoru is certainly used to things going wrong by now - though this is sort of next-level even for "things going wrong in the colony", honestly. If nothing else, that has Kaoru's guard raised even higher than usual, if at all possible. Everything is given careful scrutiny, and when Yukina's voice rings out from inside the building, Kaoru approaches cautiously rather than quickly.
It's still fast enough to see the image reflected back in that shard, though.]
iii!
Kaoru is certainly used to things going wrong by now - though this is sort of next-level even for "things going wrong in the colony", honestly. If nothing else, that has Kaoru's guard raised even higher than usual, if at all possible. Everything is given careful scrutiny, and when Yukina's voice rings out from inside the building, Kaoru approaches cautiously rather than quickly.
It's still fast enough to see the image reflected back in that shard, though.]
...Miss? Are you all right?
[Quietly, with just as much caution.]