Ellie freezes when she hears the answer. No. There's no fucking way. There's an insane moment where all she hears is her own heartbeat, pounding so loud in her ears it might as well be echoing through the cave. Of course it isn't anything like that. The world just feels completely upside down when she turns to face him.
Joel.
She shakes her head, almost as if to dispel something that isn't there. In Matthias, things weren't there all the time, but she didn't see Joel, not this clearly. Still, it's hard to accept that he could be here or anywhere else.
People don't come back to life. That only happens in comic books.
"Joel," she says, quietly, the skull sign and the surroundings temporarily forgotten. She takes a step toward him but baulks, stopping abruptly. "Joel, what the fuck." It's not very eloquent, but it's what she manages.
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Joel.
She shakes her head, almost as if to dispel something that isn't there. In Matthias, things weren't there all the time, but she didn't see Joel, not this clearly. Still, it's hard to accept that he could be here or anywhere else.
People don't come back to life. That only happens in comic books.
"Joel," she says, quietly, the skull sign and the surroundings temporarily forgotten. She takes a step toward him but baulks, stopping abruptly. "Joel, what the fuck." It's not very eloquent, but it's what she manages.