Extreeemely tentative voice test. Canon is The Last of Us.

[theworstpart]

So we finally got out of that shithole, and now you're thinking... what? C'mon, man, don't screw me around. We find Sam, we find the Fireflies, and we move the fuck on. Not a difficult plan. Real simple.

I don't even know if you're cut out for this. Second choice after the old man, huh?

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[unsparing]

[ What did Joel call it again? Oh. Right. ]

Quite the crusade you got goin' on there. The Fireflies aren't as easy to find as you think.

[theworstpart]

I wasn't expecting an open door, but. Not like I got much of a choice.

[unsparing]

Not here you don't. There a reason you're looking for them?

[ There's always a reason if the Fireflies are concerned. ]

[theworstpart]

[ He pauses for a second, uncertain, then sort of shrugs. ]

The military abandoned our zone. There was a group of us, we left, but... most of 'em didn't make it. Me and my brother - we're looking for something better than that.

What about you, huh? Sounds like the voice of experience.

[unsparing]

[ A zone being overrun by the people who are sick of the oppression and unfair treatment from the military is one thing. The military abandoning a zone is another. But it isn't unheard of... ]

And you figure you're gonna find that with the Fireflies. [ Tess snorts under her breath. For some going with the Fireflies works for them. For others such as herself, not so much. ]

What about me?

[theworstpart]

I figure it can't be much goddamn worse. [ It's definitely better than being hunted down by bandits. Or getting cornered and bitten. ]

You said they're not easy to find. You been looking?

[unsparing]

It comes with its perks. [ She'll give him that much. ]

Was looking. Not anymore.

[theworstpart]

Change of plans?

[unsparing]

Tends to happen when death comes knockin' at your door.

Now how did Cash sing it? [ She has to think about it for a brief moment. Ah. ] When I hear that trumpet sound, I'm gonna rise right out of the ground. Ain't no grave can hold my body down.

[vaccination]

It's not as simple as you'd think.

[theworstpart]

Yeah? There something I'm missing here, Ellie?

[vaccination]

[Sort of, something along the lines of half a year and a lot of pain and misery, but Ellie knows better to delve into that too deeply while in this place.]

No, no, it's just--like a wild goose chase, you know? Or a needle in a haystack, or... some sort of analogy like that. Metaphor? Whatever.

[theworstpart]

[ It's probably for the best! ]

True enough. Not like they're big on advertising. And it's a big world out there.

[vaccination]

Yeah. You, and Sam--Joel's brother has this whole dam set up. It's great. There's electricity and everything. I know they'd welcome you guys.

[aintyourdad]

You're assumin' they don't have somethin' worse in mind for you.

[theworstpart]

...How much worse, exactly?

[aintyourdad]

Think "human guinea pigs" worse.

[theworstpart]

Sounds great. You been through it yourself?

[aintyourdad]

More than a little. It ain't pretty.

[tonsofpun]

Hey, give it a shot. What's the worst that could happen?

-don't answer that.

[theworstpart]

[ A laugh. ] C'mon, you could at least try not to doom me to something fucked up.

[tonsofpun]

[Ellie breaks and laughs, too, but it ends a little more quickly than normal. 'Cause, uh. Yeah, Henry.]

All the places you could go are basically fuckup paradise. It's like a running theme. Horror, science fiction, really fucked up shit.