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not telling

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what??????

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pretty sure youre gonna like it though

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im starving

[It's usually food.]

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[Well, back at home, people would roast this kind of thing, but that's not going to happen here!!]

that should be your nickname

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hurry or else ill be was starving

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stay put alright i'll be home soon

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so hungry

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and dont eat anything

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im not !! im waiting 4 u

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[About twenty minutes later...]

you still at home?

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JOE L

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[Okay, that actually makes him smile a little.]

just checking
go into our room and pick a movie ok

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ill try not to eat all the movies

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you can eat that titanic movie i cant stand it
wait for me in our room ok i'll be in in a minute

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ill eat it because its good

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i fnmmm norrrqpt9

[He's wrestling with something in the car. Made him accidentally hit a bunch of keys on his device and hit send while he was attempting to reply to Ellie.]

damn it dropped the device
be right up

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u take so long

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[Yeah. That's because of the thing he's wrestling with. He doesn't respond to Ellie because of that, too.

He locks up the car and jangles the keys to pick out the house key, and he enters the building and takes the stairs two at a time. When he reaches the front door, he unlocks it and he hopes to hell Ellie is still in their room.

He steps inside, closes the door behind him, and walks quietly towards the bedroom. He comes to a stop just before beyond the door where Ellie can't see him - and sets a wriggly puppy down on the floor, which goes bounding and scampering excitedly into their bedroom with her tongue lolling out.]

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[Ellie is dramatically sprawled out on the bed on her back. A few DVDs are scattered on her (EMPTY) belly and next to her. It was too much. There are still so many movies they have to get through, and Ellie can't think on an empty stomach. She just wants food.

Food sounds moments away when she hears the front front door. And then soon to follow is their door. She hears it squeak, and when she looks over that way, she sees... nothing.]

Hey, what's ta--[Her question is cut off by a shriek as a mass of fluff hops onto her face and starts attacking her with its tongue.]

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[And with that, Joel stands tall and steps into view, standing in the doorway watching the dog making a bounding, scrabbling leap with curious excitement at Ellie on the bed. Her hind legs wiggle and scramble for purchase before she manages to climb up on Ellie, and Joel crosses his arms and leans a shoulder against the door frame. He's looking mighty pleased with himself.]

Surprise, kiddo.

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Ohmyfuh--[There's some sort of swearing going on, but Ellie's squealing and wiggling around just as much as the puppy. There's fur in her mouth and those little puppy paws hurt a but, but holy fucking shit there is a puppy on her and Joel's a sneaky bastard. After some high, squeaky noises from Ellie and a bit of wrestling, she manages to sit up with the puppy in her lap, hair nearly out of her ponytail and going this way and that.]

Ohmygod.

[The puppy squirms in her lap and tries to get at her face, but Ellie just holds her to get a good look at her. She's adorable. And she's... theirs? Of course she is. She wraps her arms around the dog and clutches her to her chest.]

Where did--when--?

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[If getting this puppy is worth anything, it's worth seeing the way Ellie reacts to it. The way she squeals in surprised delight, the way she grappling with excitement with the puppy, the way she looks so damn shocked and yet delighted and yet without words.

It's a moment he's never going to forget, that's for damn sure. Christ, he can even feel an unnameable well of something warm and fond building in his chest. It shows in the way he's trying not to affectionately smile as the dog snuffles and nudges and licks at Ellie's face with adoring happiness.]

She likes you already.

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Wha--what are you doing, that tickles! [She laughs and ruffles the dog's fur like any fourteen year old would do. The fact that she grew up in a world full of infection and fear and death doesn't mean a damn thing right now. What she's done doesn't matter. It's impossible to let the darkness ruin a moment like this.

She grabs the little puppy paws in her hands and laughs some more as the dog flops over onto her back.]

I thought this was happening after we move, Joel!

[Not that she's disappointed.]

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Guess I changed my mind.

[Yeah, he thought this was happening after they moved, too, but impulse had gotten the better of him. Something he wanted to do to brighten Ellie's day, something to make the darker things they have wound up talking about lately seem further away.

The puppy yaps excitedly before suddenly losing her footing and sliding off the bed in a clumsy heap with a thump to the floor. Joel instinctively pushes away from the door frame, a little startled, but the dog is fine - she scrambles back to her feet and after yapping again, she makes a beeline for him, tongue hanging out happily, and jumps up with her paws clawing playfully at his jeans.]

You dumb dog. [Said affectionately. He reaches down and gives her a scratch behind the ears, then crouches down to pet her and he has to crane his head away from the way she's jumping up, trying to lick his face.]