[Tess is coming down the stairs when she sees the back of a little head and something big and furry. She's instantly on guard because of it, too –– dogs stopped being companion animals a while ago, at least in the friendly family pet sense. The only people she knew who could afford to keep an animal were people as entrenched in the black market as she was, and those people tended towards dogs for security, not friendship.
The bigger and more intimidating, the better.
But even more surprising to her is that there's a little girl out here alone, more or less unattended. Joel didn't let Ellie out of his sight, she was sure.
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The bigger and more intimidating, the better.
But even more surprising to her is that there's a little girl out here alone, more or less unattended. Joel didn't let Ellie out of his sight, she was sure.
Tess whistles, just to get the girl's attention.]
You supposed to be out here alone, kid?