[Joel falls silent again, and this time he stays silent for a little while as he walks slowly along the sand, thinking over Ellie's remark.
Huh, he thinks to himself. It's not that he hasn't been slowly getting used to it here but... he finds himself often forgetting that they're not home. That there are places they can go. Places that... might exist here that existed back home before the outbreak.
He glances over his shoulder at Ellie, notices that she's following his footsteps in the sand. It suddenly hits him all over again: he's going to miss her when he's out on the road doing the drops. It's weirdly going to be like Texas all over again: working long hours, not coming home until odd hours of the night, leaving Ellie to her own devices the way Sarah was. The only difference is, he'll be able to afford it without an iota of financial struggle.
He slows to a stop and turns to face Ellie.]
Tell you what: once I'm settled into this new job, once I got a routine goin' and am familiar with everythin', let's go somewhere. Like a vacation.
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Huh, he thinks to himself. It's not that he hasn't been slowly getting used to it here but... he finds himself often forgetting that they're not home. That there are places they can go. Places that... might exist here that existed back home before the outbreak.
He glances over his shoulder at Ellie, notices that she's following his footsteps in the sand. It suddenly hits him all over again: he's going to miss her when he's out on the road doing the drops. It's weirdly going to be like Texas all over again: working long hours, not coming home until odd hours of the night, leaving Ellie to her own devices the way Sarah was. The only difference is, he'll be able to afford it without an iota of financial struggle.
He slows to a stop and turns to face Ellie.]
Tell you what: once I'm settled into this new job, once I got a routine goin' and am familiar with everythin', let's go somewhere. Like a vacation.