[She nearly shakes loose of it, the touch to her face- but it gives Ellie permission to breathe. Try and slow down her heart rate. To look up into his face and know that she's okay now. That they're both okay. Safe. She swallows, exhales, starts again.]
That alien guy, Six. John was a guy I met before we jumped. He's an astronaut.
[ Once she's looked up at him, Joel lets her go. One hand stays on her shoulder, but otherwise, she's standing on her own two feet. When she explain with further clarity, a cloud like thunder passes dark over his face. Fuck that Six guy. Joel knew he was trouble. ]
John from Earth? I know the guy. [ He's assuming it's John Crichton. It's the only John he's heard of up here, but he'll touch base with the guy later. ]
[That Ellie stands on her own, finds her center and stays there, does not escape her notice. No matter what happens, she always ends up this way.
When she's asked about Six, Ellie's gaze moves up to Joel's face. The corner of her mouth is tight, a betrayal of just how happy she is about this fact, and she nods, once.]
[Define okay would be the standard reply, and that those aren't the words Ellie defaults to is probably more telling than she'd like it to be. Her hands flutter uselessly at her sides, a noncommittal gesture.]
Yeah.
[Because she isn't physically hurt, and it seems like the thing to do. Because that's usually how they deal with these things. Bandage it and move on. She feels like an idiot. She feels like an idiot and she's scared.]
[ Yeah, he gets that. And if he's honest he doesn't much like her going back to her rover alone either. Or sleeping in it. But that'd been the first thing on his list to check when he found out they weren't allowed to choose their living arrangements. ]
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That alien guy, Six.
John was a guy I met before we jumped. He's an astronaut.
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John from Earth? I know the guy. [ He's assuming it's John Crichton. It's the only John he's heard of up here, but he'll touch base with the guy later. ]
The alien still alive?
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When she's asked about Six, Ellie's gaze moves up to Joel's face. The corner of her mouth is tight, a betrayal of just how happy she is about this fact, and she nods, once.]
He had me give the guy his gun back too.
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[ It's directed at Crichton, not at her, and the way he glances away makes that much clear at least.
Okay. Okay, this made Six's position clear. And he wasn't around right now. ]
But you're okay?
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Yeah.
[Because she isn't physically hurt, and it seems like the thing to do. Because that's usually how they deal with these things. Bandage it and move on. She feels like an idiot. She feels like an idiot and she's scared.]
I didn't want to go back to my rover alone.
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Okay.