[Names don't mean anything, she knows that intellectually. Still, it feels like giving in. She ignores the request, and the words in a languages she recognizes but doesn't understand. Her fighting stance stays unchanged.]
I've heard of it, [she admits. She's never been that far west, and they went pretty fucking far. And then they backtracked, because-- her memory clouds with hurt and confusion, and she shakes it aside, her eyes still stuck on this guy saying all the right things to calm someone down if they're fucking stupid.] You're saying you haven't seen anybody?
[She doesn't believe him, but she wants to hear what he says. That's a big thing to just throw out, that you've got no people and nobody will come for you if you get fucked up or notice if you don't come back. It's why Ellie isn't admitting that she's in the exact same boat.]
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I've heard of it, [she admits. She's never been that far west, and they went pretty fucking far. And then they backtracked, because-- her memory clouds with hurt and confusion, and she shakes it aside, her eyes still stuck on this guy saying all the right things to calm someone down if they're fucking stupid.] You're saying you haven't seen anybody?
[She doesn't believe him, but she wants to hear what he says. That's a big thing to just throw out, that you've got no people and nobody will come for you if you get fucked up or notice if you don't come back. It's why Ellie isn't admitting that she's in the exact same boat.]