video; backdated about a week pre-event

[shivving]

[ HELLO WONDERLAND it's your favorite grumpy murder grandpa. What's up.

Joel had been truly shaken when he'd found Ellie alone in the woods, hiding away from the world and with a broken arm she'd been too scared to even go and get treated properly. When she'd finally told him an abbreviated version of what had happened, he'd gone from feeling shaken to feeling sick.

He'd done his own research first, to no avail. At a loss and unable to make further progress on his own, he's finally caved to his last resort - asking the other residents for help. ]

How d'ya kill your mirror.

[ And don't tell him it's not possible. ]

Comments

[shivving]

[ Great. ]

Somethin' to look forward to, then.

[chantes]

Unless you find an alternative first.

[shivving]

Well, that's the idea.

Y'know anything that might help with that?

[chantes]

Find an ally. Someone that you could rely on to help.

[shivving]

...Right.

[ It's not that it's bad advice, but allies have been hard to come by since Tess disappeared. Or maybe it's that he's forgotten how to make allies at all. ]

I'll look into that.

[chantes]

It could be the only way to kill them. You can't be on the same side as them.

[shivving]

Sounds like there are exceptions to that, once in a while.

[chantes]

Though infrequent enough that there are quicker options.

[shivving]

...Yeah.

[ Yeah, he's getting that. Joel thinks, pursing his lips, then shakes his head. ]

I ain't waitin' that long.

[chantes]

Then what will you do?

[shivving]

[ He shrugs. That part, he's still working on, but he's sure of one thing. ]

Find another way.

[chantes]

If you do I'd like to know.

[shivving]

Seems like everyone would.

[ More people looking for information than able to give it, which is unfortunate. ]