[He wants to tell her that these nightmares will eventually go away, but how can he do that when it's been twenty years for him and he's still struggling through his own?
Joel can't help but wonder where Tess has gone off to, seeing as she isn't in bed with him; she must've fallen asleep on the rickety couch. Her presence would really be appreciated in this situation, but this is what he's been hoping for, for Ellie to finally talk about it.]
Did you... want to ah- you feel like talking about it?
[Blankets pulled aside, he's sitting at the edge now looking up at her. He won't push her. If she's not ready to talk about it then that's all right with him.]
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Joel can't help but wonder where Tess has gone off to, seeing as she isn't in bed with him; she must've fallen asleep on the rickety couch. Her presence would really be appreciated in this situation, but this is what he's been hoping for, for Ellie to finally talk about it.]
Did you... want to ah- you feel like talking about it?
[Blankets pulled aside, he's sitting at the edge now looking up at her. He won't push her. If she's not ready to talk about it then that's all right with him.]