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[survivorsguilt]

[There's a strange series of beeps, quick and loud, and then a voice that sounds like it's too far away from the phone to be properly picked up.]

--ord a message if I don't know how? ... Oh, is it- Uh, I'm Ellie. I don't know wh--

[That's all you get before another beep, this one longer.]

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[iustitiae]

[the speed with which she arrives is pretty telling, and he ushers her in pretty quick, heading over to the get her sitting on a couch. he's worried??? he's always worried, but now more so.]

So what's going on?

[survivorsguilt]

[As soon as she's sitting, Ellie stands back up again, and paces up and down in front of the couch.]

Nothing's going on, I just.

[She shrugs, and then opens her mouth, closes it- and shrugs again. She seems jittery. Okay. Looks like this isn't gonna go easy.]

[iustitiae]

[he pats the couch come on ellie]

You just what?

[survivorsguilt]

[She sits down again and stays down this time, but her feet swing and kick against the couch. Her mouth opens, and something messy and akin to a dry sob comes out.

It's been a long day.]

[iustitiae]

[ instantly, he puts his arms around her, pulling her close. he pats back her hair but doesn't say anything - he's just here, whenever she's ready to talk. ]

[survivorsguilt]

[It takes awhile. Ellie doesn't cry this hard very often, and probably won't again for awhile. Eventually, she just slumps against him, all worn out.]

Sorry. Don't know where that came from.

[iustitiae]

You don't have to apologize. That's why I'm here, okay? To help you when you need it.

[survivorsguilt]

[Her voice cracks as she asks;]

Why?