[All the dangers in Ellie's life are very real, very tangible. So this nebulous strangeness, this haunting feeling, means little to her. She's more fascinated than scared, when an X begins to draw itself into the ground beneath her feet.]
[She shuffles quickly out of the way, and stares at the X for a moment, before pulling out her own knife, a well cared for switchblade. Maybe it's a puzzle? Next to the X, she draws a big, crooked Y.]
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[All the dangers in Ellie's life are very real, very tangible. So this nebulous strangeness, this haunting feeling, means little to her. She's more fascinated than scared, when an X begins to draw itself into the ground beneath her feet.]
[She shuffles quickly out of the way, and stares at the X for a moment, before pulling out her own knife, a well cared for switchblade. Maybe it's a puzzle? Next to the X, she draws a big, crooked Y.]