[Honestly, Steph doesn't know why she keeps altering her route through the compound to take her past Ellie's room; it's a silly little ritual, just in case Ellie ever comes back. She doesn't expect her to.
She doesn't expect to see Ellie standing in the doorway of that room, almost like she's never left.]
Ellie!
[Steph jogs forward, but resist the urge to pull Ellie into a hug, knowing that physical contact isn't something that's easy for her.]
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She doesn't expect to see Ellie standing in the doorway of that room, almost like she's never left.]
Ellie!
[Steph jogs forward, but resist the urge to pull Ellie into a hug, knowing that physical contact isn't something that's easy for her.]