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[ When Joel's face appears on the screen, he's not screaming. He's not stalking the room in rage or setting the library on fire.

He is calm. Eerily so. He glares unblinking into the camera, brow furrowed, silent just long enough to become unsettling.

He has the look of a man who hasn't slept in the last twenty-four hours. ]

I know it's probably the mansion what took Ellie. That more'n likely, none of you had anything to do with it.

If I find out otherwise, I will kill whoever's responsible.

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[morethan084]

[It's pretty clear Daisy's trying to put together what she can of this puzzle.]

Maybe she got scared? I mean, it was scary to begin with. Imagine what that's like when you're a kid.

[She's really just thinking out loud.]

Can't blame the kid for wanting to get away from all of that.

[Helpful.]

[shivving]

She ain't just any kid.

[ She's brave, and smart, and has seen much worse in her life than a flood. ]

She knows better than to up and disappear.

[morethan084]

[She really is doing a shit job at this whole trying to calm him down.]

I'll search for her. Or help search for her, since I assume you have been...

Yep. Shutting up now.

[shivving]

[ He's distracted, and worried, and honestly, not the most considerate person even at the best of times. Which this definitely isn't.

Joel grunts in vague acknowledgement, not especially encouraging. ]

Don't do anything stupid.

[ It's as thoughtful as he's likely to get. The last thing he needs is someone else getting hurt looking for Ellie. ]