[Jim already had his mother moved to a seat at the table. She was shaking a bit and looking cross, mostly with herself. Somehow she deserved this for being an awful mother or allowing herself to end up with such a louse. Somehow she earned that punch. Jim was nothing but calm with his mother but to a trained eye, he was restraining fury. He couldn't kill Frank or strike out against any threat to his mother. He had to be soothing and patient which was far from what he's good at.]
No, Spock... I'm fine... You two didn't have to do all this...
Mom, he hit you.
You don't have to call the cops Jim. [Winona is clearly winded wondering how this escalated so quickly.]
Mom. He hit you. He ever do that before?
No.
...You lying to me?
...
How long?
It just started...
[Jim huffed, clearly wanting to do irreparable damage to the man heaped outside but he remained still. He got some ice for his mother's face and brought her something to drink.]
Alright... Spock and I are gonna get the police.
Jim- no... please.
Mom, you have to file a report otherwise he'll never get time the next time he does this to someone... believe me, I know.
...[Winona ans Jim shared a grim look, wrought from the days he was a delinquent.]
no subject
[Jim already had his mother moved to a seat at the table. She was shaking a bit and looking cross, mostly with herself. Somehow she deserved this for being an awful mother or allowing herself to end up with such a louse. Somehow she earned that punch. Jim was nothing but calm with his mother but to a trained eye, he was restraining fury. He couldn't kill Frank or strike out against any threat to his mother. He had to be soothing and patient which was far from what he's good at.]
No, Spock... I'm fine... You two didn't have to do all this...
Mom, he hit you.
You don't have to call the cops Jim. [Winona is clearly winded wondering how this escalated so quickly.]
Mom. He hit you. He ever do that before?
No.
...You lying to me?
...
How long?
It just started...
[Jim huffed, clearly wanting to do irreparable damage to the man heaped outside but he remained still. He got some ice for his mother's face and brought her something to drink.]
Alright... Spock and I are gonna get the police.
Jim- no... please.
Mom, you have to file a report otherwise he'll never get time the next time he does this to someone... believe me, I know.
...[Winona ans Jim shared a grim look, wrought from the days he was a delinquent.]
Fine...