That ain't always possible here, I'll tell you that right now.
( the population of the displaced is small. they can't always avoid each other. joel's bumped into the same few people a half-dozen times now, and he gets the sense that abby will be hard to avoid.
but ellie's been here longer. she's made friends, people that would no doubt have her back. abby's alone, friendless. skinnier, too, than the last time he saw her. this is no woman who's trained and built herself up over years to take revenge.
he sighs, pinches the bridge of his nose and then continues on: )
I don't want to drag the other Displaced into this.
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( the population of the displaced is small. they can't always avoid each other. joel's bumped into the same few people a half-dozen times now, and he gets the sense that abby will be hard to avoid.
but ellie's been here longer. she's made friends, people that would no doubt have her back. abby's alone, friendless. skinnier, too, than the last time he saw her. this is no woman who's trained and built herself up over years to take revenge.
he sighs, pinches the bridge of his nose and then continues on: )
I don't want to drag the other Displaced into this.