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_“ Hey, it's me. Wait for the thing. _”

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Think about the kind of person she thinks I am

[vaccination]

then she doesn't find out I still talk to you. She's not my mom

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What happens if Joel finds out

[vaccination]

nothing. He knows I can take care of myself. He knows we're friends too

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OK

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I'm not gonna cause you more problems

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It's my own damn fault if there's a problem

[vaccination]

well you did try to get me to stay away so not entirely your fault if there is. Which there won't be

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I'm the grownup here

[vaccination]

i'll pull the troubled and sad kid card. you'll be fine

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If you say so

[vaccination]

[Fine in that scenario, anyway.]

do you think I'm nuts?

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Well you kind of remind me of me so I don't know what to tell you far as popular opinion and whatnot

Personally I don't think either of us is nuts

Fucked up maybe

Not nuts

[vaccination]

[Fucked up, not nuts. Ellie's been sure of that for a while, but it's weird to get a confirmation from an outside source. It's not insulting or hurtful, but it's not a relief, either. It's just weird.]

that sounds about right.
birds of a feather and whatever huh?

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Yeah sorry

If it helps I think you'll grow up better than me

[vaccination]

[Ellie's not sure if she'll get a chance to grow up, though she won't make Jesse think about that.]

how come?

[At fourteen she has some pretty intense PTSD. Another ten years? Christ...]

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Well I sure as shit hope you're not planning to become a drug lord, for starters

You're smart, you can figure out the right way to do things

[vaccination]

i thought you were just a dealer unless that was just sarcasm. text sucks

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I was a dealer

Then I was more than a dealer

Then I retired

[vaccination]

oh. well it's not like i ever could become a drug lord or anything so that's one concern off the list. I don't even know what meth looks like

[hostage]

Good

Anyway you got a good head on your shoulders I don't think you would of got mixed up in this shit even if it was around

[vaccination]

maybe.
was it hard to stop?

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Yeah

[vaccination]

is that why Steph took over the cookies that one time? and you looked sick

[She's trying to piece things together. It's hard when people like Jesse seem like they come from entirely different planets instead of just different times. Drugs, meth, none of it is very familiar to her and that's probably a good thing.]

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Yeah I was pretty bad