[Pretty much the reaction she expected. Still, it's disappointing. She's not expecting Joel to be an open book, but after everything they've been through--well, there was still a lot he didn't talk about.]
I know you... [Love her?] I know she means a lot to you. So. I'm not gonna cause a hassle, no matter what happens, okay? I just... want you to do what's best for you, I guess. I want you to be okay.
[She shakes her head.] No. [And as much as Ellie loves hearing Joel tell stories, learning about him, she she gives him an out.]
You don't have to talk about it. I get it. [She lost people, too. Rylie to Ellie may not be Tess to Joel, but it's close enough. If Rylie had pulled the same shit Tess did in Exsilium, Ellie knows she'd be doing the same thing Joel is right now.]
I mean, it's not that I don't wanna hear, it's just--I get it.
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[Right for the jugular.]
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I know you... [Love her?] I know she means a lot to you. So. I'm not gonna cause a hassle, no matter what happens, okay? I just... want you to do what's best for you, I guess. I want you to be okay.
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You don't have to talk about it. I get it. [She lost people, too. Rylie to Ellie may not be Tess to Joel, but it's close enough. If Rylie had pulled the same shit Tess did in Exsilium, Ellie knows she'd be doing the same thing Joel is right now.]
I mean, it's not that I don't wanna hear, it's just--I get it.