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That'd be good, if you've got enough for yourself.

[It feels weird, seeing her old bed, neatly made and empty looking, when it was home for a while.

Ellie and Joel and Tess let her share their space when they didn't have to, and now she's leaving. She wants to put it off, but she can't.]

Ellie...

[She doesn't know how to say it.]

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[She's about to get the bag when she hears that tone. Ellie knows it never leads to anything good, so she stops mid-motion and turns to face Steph.]

Steph?

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[There's no good way to do this, so she just has to do it.]

I really appreciate you guys letting me stay with you, but I think when we get back down to Earth it might be time to give you some space. I don't wanna impose more than I already have, and I think I need a little bit of space for myself, too.

[Because it's not fair to make it just about Joel and Ellie, it's about Steph too.]

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[Oh.

Well, Ellie's not exactly sure what she expected their living situation to be like when they got back down to Earth, but this sort of sucks. Steph has valid points--space and more space--and Ellie finds she doesn't mind it just being her and Joel again, but something about it stings and makes it hard for her to find something to say for a few awkward moments.

She tries to shrug it off.]

That's cool. Joel's still not totally back to normal, so space is probably a good idea.

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[There's no way she can miss that awkward paues, so she tries for a sheepish smile.]

And I figured you guys don't really wanna deal with Saul.

[Meanwhile she's gotten too used to living with him to give that up.]