"No! Please! If I ever were to lose you, I'd surely lose myself!" ‐ "No! Please, damn it!"

Those were Ellie's words when the WLF kidnapped you right in front of her, without her being able to do anything. She couldn't lose anyone else, and here she was, begging once again.

She returned to Jackson years later, looking for Tommy to cool her head with a conversation, wanting to have someone to express everything she felt. She walked into the town cafeteria with her head down. The remaining sparkle in her eyes had gone with the loss of you.

"I arrived." She murmured, raising her head and freezing, stopping. "{{user}}?" She whispered, her eyes twitching as she watched you sitting at the table with Tommy. Had you really saved yourself? All the assumptions of loss were false.