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From:

notathreat

Exactly. Besides, look at the kind of crowd we have out here. Locking these kinds of people up, especially together, could be a goddamn disaster.

Like, shit, I didn't even make it inside before someone took a swing at me. And I did hit Bellamy, but that was his own fault.

[... Ellie. Ellie that's not normal, stop saying that so casually.]

From:

lifetothefullest

[He's about to agree, and add that it's probably a miracle no one's felt the need to try to fight their way out of the safehouse, but the latter part of what she says catches his attention. He doesn't care so much about hitting Bellamy, as he only vaguely knows of Bellamy and he's willing to give Ellie the benefit of the doubt that he totally deserved it, but--]

Who took a swing at you?

[Who does he need to judge intensely?]

From:

notathreat

[Ellie almost laughs aloud at Lance's reaction- it's more in line with Tommy or Joel, instantly on her side- while Dina or Jesse would've wondered what Ellie did this time.]

Just Callisto.

[Ellie doesn't sound too perturbed by it.]

If it wasn't me, it would've been someone else.

From:

lifetothefullest

I haven't met Callisto.

[But Ellie definitely doesn't seem to bothered, even if Lance is far less sure it's nothing to be concerned about.]

What do you mean that it would've been someone else?

From:

notathreat

Y'know the type.

[He's a criminal profiler, right? Even in the comics Ellie's read, she figures it gives him some insight. Even beyond that, she's betting that he's run into his share of bullies.]

Somebody who can't stand feeling weak, so they turn around and hurt somebody just to make themselves feel better.

From:

lifetothefullest

Oh, yeah, my favorite type of person.

[The sarcasm is surely obvious, even if his tone is laced with fake cheer.]

Did they arrive in the same group that you did?

From:

notathreat

Isn't it everybody's?

[Ellie responds with a bang-up impression of the same tone, rolling her eyes to the strung lights across the ceiling.]

Yep. Before we even got inside.

From:

lifetothefullest

As though the whole arrival process isn't unpleasant enough.

[At least she doesn't seem too horribly upset by it, but still. As they talked about, Lance is very concerned about what the new arrivals have to deal with and the impact it might have on them, and things like this happening are not great.]

From:

notathreat

[Ellie shrugs. Getting swung at is nothing new for her, though she's glad it happened to her and not someone else, either someone unprepared for a sudden blow, or more inclined to return it.]

It did give me a leg up in figuring out... you know.

[It's not likely they'll be overheard, but Ellie makes a significant wiggling motion with her fingers anyway.]

From:

lifetothefullest

[He doesn't bother to hide his amused expression at the gesture; it's funny how some things are so universally understood without anyone ever deciding on the meaning, and that's one of them.]

I suppose it would. I didn't figure anything out until a bat monster tried to eat me.

[That's... Not even slightly an accurate depiction of what happened, but it doesn't really matter; the monster attack was a worldwide thing so he isn't concerned about it being overheard, but if he described what actually happened there would be a lot of quesitons.]

From:

notathreat

That sounds like a story I have to hear.

[Ellie glances over at the bar, where her boss has her back to them, arranging the new stock on the bar display, cycling out bottles.]

Y'know. When you feel like telling it.

From:

lifetothefullest

[His gaze follows hers, then flickers back.]

Yeah, anytime. You'll probably make fun of me, though.

[Which is probably a bonus to her, and he isn't at all bothered by the prospect; the story will sound ridiculous and he knows it.]