It's like she can see the wheels turning in his head as he tries to process everything. She wishes she could give him a better explanation - after a while, she's just stopped trying to make it all add up in her head because it just never will and it's easier not to think about it.

Tess is good at avoiding things. They both are, when it comes to that.

"I don't know, you'd have to ask her that," she says eventually with a shrug. It's not something she talks about with Ellie - they talk about other things, mostly not serious. Anything but serious. "She's here, she's healthy, far as I can tell she's happy enough too. We've got roofs over our heads, food on our tables, clothes on our backs, no infected - I have a job. With a boss. I get paid money." She waves her hand around the room as though to illustrate the point. "Once you get past the weird shit that doesn't add up, it's good here, Joel."

Somehow, she feels like she needs to tell him that - now. Before she brings up Sarah. How in the hell is she going to bring up Sarah? Shit.