[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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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.