[ Joel doesn't look away, even as Ellie stares studiously at her lap. She's not telling him the whole story, that much is obvious. But she's not lying, either, he doesn't think.
I killed him. He blinks in surprise; it's not the ending he had expected. The way she says it, so matter of fact...Of course, it's not the first time she'd killed - and killed people, not just mindless Infected.
But God, he'd never wanted to see it become commonplace for her. And she never...she should never have had to.
If he had never given her that pistol...
Would she be more innocent now? Or would that bastard have slit her throat, or worse, before she could even react?
He takes a ragged breath, feeling suddenly cold. ]
Ellie, look at me.
[ Even though a part of him doesn't want her to. Even though he knows she'll be able to see his reaction, that he can't hide the look on his face. She'd barely told him anything and he feels like he'd aged ten years. ]
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I killed him. He blinks in surprise; it's not the ending he had expected. The way she says it, so matter of fact...Of course, it's not the first time she'd killed - and killed people, not just mindless Infected.
But God, he'd never wanted to see it become commonplace for her. And she never...she should never have had to.
If he had never given her that pistol...
Would she be more innocent now? Or would that bastard have slit her throat, or worse, before she could even react?
He takes a ragged breath, feeling suddenly cold. ]
Ellie, look at me.
[ Even though a part of him doesn't want her to. Even though he knows she'll be able to see his reaction, that he can't hide the look on his face. She'd barely told him anything and he feels like he'd aged ten years. ]