[Joel sighs to himself. Again he falls silent, and when Ellie probably thinks he's gone back to ignoring her once more-- wrong! He's just been mulling over how to answer the question without really answering it.
That silence carries for another moment, and then he speaks up, quietly because who knows if Tess is eavesdropping from the living room.]
... Tess.
[There's something else to his tone when he murmurs her name. But it's his answer.]
no subject
That silence carries for another moment, and then he speaks up, quietly because who knows if Tess is eavesdropping from the living room.]
... Tess.
[There's something else to his tone when he murmurs her name. But it's his answer.]