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

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[hostage]

Lesson learned.

[vaccination]

Also? You started it.

[Not that she really minds. It's nice to hear his voice, and hear that he sounds alright.]

[hostage]

I'm pretty sure you started it.

[vaccination]

Nah. Pretty sure you're wrong. I don't start anything.

[hostage]

Me neither. I'm terrible at starting things.

[vaccination]

I think we're twins.

[hostage]

Oh my god, what if we are?

[vaccination]

[It's sad that the crazy guy locked up somewhere is the first person to get Ellie to laugh this much since the whole mutiny.]

Then we--wait, I don't know! Why are you going along with this?!

[hostage]

Wouldn't that be the best?

[vaccination]

Too bad one of us seems to have either gone into the future or gone into the past and uh, either turned into a chick or a dude somewhere along the way.

[hostage]

I turned into a chick once. For like a week.

[vaccination]

[There's a pause before Ellie speaks up.]

... you're not serious.

[hostage]

It was like a magic accident thing.

...

I was pretty cute.

[vaccination]

[That's sort of horrifying. Ellie never wants to be a guy.]

Like with boobs and everything?

[hostage]

The whole deal.

[vaccination]

Ew. Sorry, but--no. [She's just imagining Jesse with long hair and a rack and no no no.]

[hostage]

I wish I had pictures.

[vaccination]

... it's probably a good thing you don't. [Ellie knows what guys do with photos of chicks. That's fine and all, but when it's YOURSELF as a chick... there's gotta be something wrong with that.]

[hostage]

[No. There's nothing wrong with it, Ellie.]

Shut up.

[vaccination]

Not even trying to deny it. Weirdo.

[At least she sounds amused.]

Man, nothing's really crazy happened with me and magic yet. I got healed a few times, but that's it. It would be cool to be like... taller, for a week.

[hostage]

Seriously be careful what you wish for.

[vaccination]

I know, I know. I'm not going to ask anyone to cast any spells on me. With my luck I'd turn into a toad. Forever.

[hostage]

I could undo that, at least.

...Like, assuming anybody'd let me near you.

[vaccination]

Yeah. [There goes all the fun.] If it were something like that, Joel would make sure you would be able to undo it.

How long do you think it's gonna be like this? People thinking they have to protect everyone from you.

[hostage]

[At least he tries to sound gentle with her instead of sinking into that nasty bitter tone he gets with adults.]

Always.

Just the story of my life, Ellie.