As of right now, Luca stays in the past along with Azar. I think he will probably have the chance to let his family know he’s ok though. Maybe through Celebi (which is how he got stuck in the past in the first place.) He and Azar actually end up settling down in the past – getting jobs, integrating into society, even eventually falling in love with each other and starting a family. He’s sad that he can no longer see his mother and sister and the rest of his clan, but he’s pretty happy with his life as well. I think once she gets news that he’s safe and doing well, Clair will be fine with that. As long as Luca’s okay, that’s all that matters.
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You mention in your family section that Clair is a single mother. What are the circumstance behind that (adoption, surrogate, accident, spouse died, etc) and how is her relationship with her kids?
Clair is happily single with no interest in dating and has always been such. Adelinda and Luca were both born via artificial insemination (so I suppose they are technically half-siblings). Clair originally planned on only having Adelinda, but after Lance had Draco, she decided that she wanted to have another child. Adelinda and Noelle were close in age and got along well, so Clair thought it would be nice for Draco to have a second cousin playmate as well. However, there were more issues with conceiving this time around, and it took about three years for Clair to have a successful pregnancy, so Luca is a couple years younger than Draco. As for her relationship with her kids, it’s…. a bit strained and somewhat distant. Noelle’s death was very rough for Adelinda, who was present during the accident and was badly injured. She has survivor guilt and blames herself for ‘allowing’ Noelle to die. As a result, Adelinda is quite withdrawn and closed off, dedicating her time to being a trainer and later a Gym Leader to an extreme degree. Clair was never entirely sure how to best help her daughter through her grief and for much of Adelinda’s childhood their relationship was rather strained. Currently, however, they are doing much better as Adelinda has found her own sources of support and Clair has found it easier to connect with her daughter as she matured. Their relationship is meant to mirror Lance and Draco’s, which starts of very close, but grows estranged as Draco becomes older.
While Adelinda and Clair had difficulties getting along (probably in no small part due to their similar personalities), Luca always got along well with his mother. He’s very mild-mannered and prefers to avoid conflict when he can. The artist to Adelinda’s politician I suppose. Clair was determined to stay close to Luca after her relationship with Adelinda deteriorated as she didn’t want the same to happen with her younger child. She did her best to make time to spend with him and cultivate his interest in writing, reading, and calligraphy. Their relationship was still always a bit distant, as Clair was still often away on work business or clan business, but Luca would say that he gets along well with his mother. Their closer relationship, sadly, just made it all the more devastating for Clair when Luca goes missing in his late teens along with his close friend, Azar. Even now, years later, when many others have given up hope, Clair is determined that Luca is still alive out there (luckily he is, as he and Azar both ended up travelling back in time a few centuries). The loss of Luca is also a factor that helped Clair and Adelinda grow closer. All in all, she’s a mother who tries her best to raise her children well, even if there are issues along the way, and her children know and appreciate her for that.