[She laughs. It sounds genuine, sure, but it feels fucking bleak.]
Yeah, about rats. Have you seen the size of those suckers here? They're like horses.
[It's a deflection. That's her superpower, she deflects. Ellie is really good at sidestepping around her issues, making it seem like they don't exist, like it's just something you'd see in a carnival mirror, twisted out of proportion beyond all human recognition.]
no subject
Yeah, about rats. Have you seen the size of those suckers here? They're like horses.
[It's a deflection. That's her superpower, she deflects. Ellie is really good at sidestepping around her issues, making it seem like they don't exist, like it's just something you'd see in a carnival mirror, twisted out of proportion beyond all human recognition.]