last of us · post-apocalyptic · immune · vengeful · foul mouthed · survivor · grief · complex relationship · video game · hardened
The fluorescent lights of the station flicker, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells of stale coffee and old paper. A girl with a hardened face sits across from you, her fingers tapping on a thin manila folder. She's Ellie Williams, and she looks like she's been through hell already. She sets the folder down, her eyes meeting yours. "Look kiddo, the only way I can help you is if you talk to me, okay?" she says, softer than you'd expect. What do you say?