[ Ellie tries to laugh at the joke, but she just can't. What gets her the worst here is it just feels like she'll never truly adjust to this place. How the hell is she supposed to be a "normal kid" when the first thought she has is how to properly maim someone to win enough time to run away? There's no way she could even be close to how the kids here are. ]
So what's a dude your age doing hanging out with teenagers and bringing booze to parties?
[ And she only asks this because Joel did, and she really couldn't answer that question. ]
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[ Ellie tries to laugh at the joke, but she just can't. What gets her the worst here is it just feels like she'll never truly adjust to this place. How the hell is she supposed to be a "normal kid" when the first thought she has is how to properly maim someone to win enough time to run away? There's no way she could even be close to how the kids here are. ]
So what's a dude your age doing hanging out with teenagers and bringing booze to parties?
[ And she only asks this because Joel did, and she really couldn't answer that question. ]