[Ellie is locked in a cell with David, whom she has just discovered is a cannibal. She regards a bowl of mystery meat suspiciously.]
For what it's worth, this is just deer meat, I swear.
You're gonna chop me up into little pieces.
I'd rather not. Please, just tell me your name.
[Ellie glares daggers into him.]
If you wanna judge me...
Judge you?! You're eating people, you sick fuck!
[She kicks the bowl away.]
...Yes. There are only a few of us that know, but I would've told you. Sooner or later. I guess "sooner".
You're an animal.
Well, yes, we all are. That's sort of the point. It was a last resort, you think it doesn't shame me? But what was I supposed to do? Let them starve, these people who put their lives in my hands? Who e-- expect me to keep them safe? Who love me?
Yeah, maybe!
You don't believe that. I don't think your friend would, either. Didn't he take another man's life to save yours?
He was defending himself.
He was defending you. But you knew that. You see a lot. So do I. And you know what I see when I look at you? Me. You remind me of me. You're a natural leader, you're smart, loyal... violent.
You don't know anything about me.
But I do. If I let you out of that cage right now? Put that knife of yours in your hand? You'd stick me in a second. You have a violent heart, and I should know. I've always had a violent heart. And I struggled with it for a long time, but then the world ended and I was shown the truth.
Right. By God.
No. By Cordyceps. What does Cordyceps do, is it evil? No! It's fruitful, it multiplies; it feeds and protects its children, and it secures its future with violence if it must. And they would follow us... Lord knows I could use the help. Look what's happened. Think of what we could do together, as strong as we are? We'd make this place perfect. We'd grow, spread out, and we'd do whatever we needed for our people. [he approaches the cage, covering Ellie's with his own] Imagine the life we could give them. Imagine the life we could build.
Oh.
[Ellie takes the bait... Then breaks his finger. Tries taking his keys. He punches her, walks towards the door.]
You little cunt. Let's see what I go tell the others now.
Ellie...
What?
Tell them that Ellie is the little girl who broke your FUCKING FINGER!
How did you put it, hm? "Tiny little pieces"?
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