[She wraps Ellie up in a hug, not too tight, in case she wants to pull away, but she does press a kiss to Ellie's hair, the gesture affection, hoping to be something close to comforting.]
Me neither.
[They'd have to drag her kicking and screaming.
She does get it, though. Or she's starting to.
For a second, she debates whether she should tell Ellie, because it might make her panic, but keeping it from her, letting her think Joel would abandon her like that, surely that's the worse option?]
It's not him, there's-- I dunno what it is, but something's going on. My Ellie left, too. [Something cracks in her voice, and she hugs Ellie tighter.] Said she was heading to the Outlands for a week, but I think that was a lie.
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Me neither.
[They'd have to drag her kicking and screaming.
She does get it, though. Or she's starting to.
For a second, she debates whether she should tell Ellie, because it might make her panic, but keeping it from her, letting her think Joel would abandon her like that, surely that's the worse option?]
It's not him, there's-- I dunno what it is, but something's going on. My Ellie left, too. [Something cracks in her voice, and she hugs Ellie tighter.] Said she was heading to the Outlands for a week, but I think that was a lie.