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[microbrobotics]

okay sure, shoot

[nohalfway]

its about joel
hes a great guy hes had my back since day one but
er
hes sort of

hes not the most social butterfly out there
basically if this is gonna work you and i gotta bump into each other accidentally
if you catch my drift

[microbrobotics]

... how do we bump into each other accidentally on a road trip

[nohalfway]

i mean at the park
im actually gonna suggest we just follow you guys

[microbrobotics]

huhhhhh. kind of takes the fun out of all cramming into the car

on the other hand i can make faces at you from the back of the van and mess with your radio

[nohalfway]

i can send you really dumb text messages and take pictures of my gross face

[microbrobotics]

ok ok deal

still going to haunt your radio with my powers tho. bet i can get it to make messages out of the songs

[nohalfway]

no way
holy shit that would be hilarious i wish i could do something that cool
ill just have to make really really gross faces to make up for it

[microbrobotics]

ha ha ha do it

[nohalfway]

we should plot revenge against your brother

[microbrobotics]

also good

truce on actually doing anything until after the road trip tho

[nohalfway]

aw booo
camping trips are the best time to pull an elaborate prank
shame on you two for being noble and honest brothers

[microbrobotics]

hey we have a strict no civilians rule in our prank war

[nohalfway]

im still trying to plan something big for joel
things have been so slow and im so not used to it

[microbrobotics]

what were you used to before
zombie attacks all the tiem?

[nohalfway]

pretty much
infected hordes and hunters
quiet is kind of unsettling you know?

[microbrobotics]

yeah i guess so. the zombie thing here was bad too but i still feel better with things normal

[nohalfway]

yeah uh
consider yourself lucky, dude.
it was haywire status back where im from

[microbrobotics]

yeesh. is it ever gonna get better?

[nohalfway]

[ Ellie can't totally help herself from feeling a bit odd at the question. She goes back and forth believing things will get better, and the question brings her attention to her left arm. A thick sleeve covers the white and red, horribly scarred over mark from the bite that never spread an infection. The scar that gives this sort of heavy-loaded promise of a vaccine. ]

um
i want to say maybe? but...

[microbrobotics]

but not likely huh

[ That sets some wheels turning. ]

[nohalfway]

im not sure
i mean
i go back and forth on that answer.

[microbrobotics]

maybe you dont have to go home then. ever.

[nohalfway]

god i hope not
this place still sort of makes me uncomfortable? im not used to all the noises and how clean everything is
when the water in my shower is hot as soon as it pours out it still shocks me but
joel keeps telling me ill adjust eventually
if i had to choose i wouldnt go back

[microbrobotics]

give it more time, yeah. bet youll get used to it just fine

and ... i mean, im building a portal with some other people right now. theres someone i have to get home with their memories intact. so ... maybe theres somewhere else nice? not here but. not zombies either.