[It's something else that Ellie never considered. Even in Jackson she hadn't gone to others with her problems. She'd self-governed and self-parented, much as Maria and Joel and Tommy had tried where they could.
She was just too used to solving her problems by herself, used to not being believed or having anyone on her side, no matter how much she asked for help. Now, it was so ingrained, she clung to that security. If she only relied on herself, no one could let her down.
It had never even occurred to her to ask anyone's help, after what happened with Callisto.
Ellie presses her fingernails into the palms of her hands; Lance thought of that. To protect other people. Even if it made him a target.]
Smart.
[The word's almost a whisper, but she means it.]
I mean- it can. But there's a lot of people who keep their mouths shut and stay out of things, and that doesn't mean they don't have an opinion.
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Date: 2021-01-31 09:25 pm (UTC)She was just too used to solving her problems by herself, used to not being believed or having anyone on her side, no matter how much she asked for help. Now, it was so ingrained, she clung to that security. If she only relied on herself, no one could let her down.
It had never even occurred to her to ask anyone's help, after what happened with Callisto.
Ellie presses her fingernails into the palms of her hands; Lance thought of that. To protect other people. Even if it made him a target.]
Smart.
[The word's almost a whisper, but she means it.]
I mean- it can. But there's a lot of people who keep their mouths shut and stay out of things, and that doesn't mean they don't have an opinion.
[Joel, for instance.]