oops voice testing (The Last of Us)

[aintyourdad]

I've been around the block enough times to realize that by "sendin' me somewhere" you're probably not talkin' about a nice, relaxin' vacation on a beach, maybe a drink with a little paper umbrella in it.

You know what, go play with one of your other toys, I ain't got time for this.

And don't give me that bullshit about there not bein' any infected. You think I don't know there can be worse things? You think I'd thank you for separatin' me from Ellie?

I was doin' just fine without you. Why don't we keep it that way?

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[beunbroken]

[Oh my god this guy sounds like Booker.]

If you go on a nice relaxing vacation, I can think of a few people who'd want to join you. Especially if it's to a real beach.

[aintyourdad]

[Yeah he basically is Booker, if Booker was ten years older and from Texas. And living in the zombie apocalypse.]

Real beaches, I got. Real beaches without infected or hunters tryin' their best to kill me, that'd be a nice change.

[beunbroken]

[But is he her dad?]

Infected? Hunters? You're going to have to explain those to me, mister.

[aintyourdad]

[N O P E]

People - things - tryin'a kill me.

[beunbroken]

[...Sign her up.]

I was free of those on the beach. For the short time I was there. Booker said it wasn't a real beach, but it was real to me.

[aintyourdad]

Reality ain't always all it's cracked up to be, anyway.

[beunbroken]

I believe that.

[mightythinice]

Joel!

[hold one-- that excitement is going to fade because seriously. Where the fuck have you been. :|]

Fuck, do you know how worried I've been?! And you're-- over here messing with your fucking mun?!

[... joel probably won't take hugs well, so just have a stern look that is secretly relieved]

[aintyourdad]

[Well gee, kiddo, nice to see you, too. :|]

I think you got that turned around - if anything, she's the one messin' with me.

You know I'm fine [He's always fine, duh.] - how're you?

[mightythinice]

Me? Oh, I'm fantastic. Never been better, but I was still fucking worried about you. God-- do you know how long it's been?

2 months! And I had no clue whether or not you were okay, Joel.

[her voice trembles a little bit-- but she ain't gonna cry. She just doesn't think he understands how worried she was.

Two months, a game replay, lots of let's play watches... You get the picture. She missed Joel.]

They've got lots of food, fancy shit too. I had Thanksgiving with the Enterprise crew. You know what they do? They fly a fucking spaceship!

[aintyourdad]

Sorry 'bout that. Some things're just out of our control.

[Or most things. Like, almost all things, tbh.

But what he's gleaning from this is that Ellie is safe - from infected, from hunters, from who-the-fuck-ever. And that is a good, good feeling.]

Turkey Day, huh? Haven't had that in a long damn time. With astronauts? [She must've been in heaven.]

[mightythinice]

Yeah, or as close to it as you can get. There are aliens, Joel. How fucking cool is that?

[aintyourdad]

So like those comic books you been readin'.