[No infected? The breakout was global, there was no such thing as 'no infected.' But she wouldn't lie about something like that. Her genuine shock and her assertion that they don't exist here forces Joel to blink hard. He stares at her for a long moment, words failing him.]
No infected. [Again, if it wasn't Ellie telling him this he wouldn't believe it. He knows what life was like before 'em- what life was supposed to be like for everyone, but after living with runners and clickers for twenty-one years he can scarcely believe it.
He doesn't know if he buys it, even now. It's too good to be true.]
Do you reckon it took us back in time?
[It sounds completely insane and he can barely register the words coming out of his mouth, but given their messed up timelines he thinks that's the most likely explanation. And easier to believe than a whole different universe, somehow.]
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No infected. [Again, if it wasn't Ellie telling him this he wouldn't believe it. He knows what life was like before 'em- what life was supposed to be like for everyone, but after living with runners and clickers for twenty-one years he can scarcely believe it.
He doesn't know if he buys it, even now. It's too good to be true.]
Do you reckon it took us back in time?
[It sounds completely insane and he can barely register the words coming out of his mouth, but given their messed up timelines he thinks that's the most likely explanation. And easier to believe than a whole different universe, somehow.]