"Toothy and infected with vampirism, you mean." Ellie playfully corrects him, giving him a look that says she knows better than to buy that kind of crap.

"And I guess I'm just not used to dying being a big deal." She easily lies, images of Riley turning into one of the infected playing her mind. The things that she had to do, the things that she saw that night...they're going to live with her forever. Haunt her. But it's also made her stronger, desensitized her to the loss of others in a way that definitely isn't healthy.

"I'll try to remember that it is here."