[It takes all of three words to overwhelm her with the crushing revelation that so much of who Joel is was shaped by the loss of this little girl. His anger at Evelyn's suggestion that he might be Ellie's caretaker, his attitude toward Ellie in general, his swift avoidance of relating to Evelyn's talk of her son.
He smiles again and Evelyn's heart breaks because he is eager to follow a ghost down a dark hall in a monolithic structure full of monsters. The laughter of children. The creatures on the other floors. The inexplicable return of a daughter who died. Too good to be true.]
Wait-
[Panic seizes her throat and she keeps pace with him, watching a small figure peer around a corner at them and giggle again.]
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He smiles again and Evelyn's heart breaks because he is eager to follow a ghost down a dark hall in a monolithic structure full of monsters. The laughter of children. The creatures on the other floors. The inexplicable return of a daughter who died. Too good to be true.]
Wait-
[Panic seizes her throat and she keeps pace with him, watching a small figure peer around a corner at them and giggle again.]
Wait, this doesn't feel right-