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    Tommy’s never been quiet about where he stands. He thinks that their best bet is to try to find a settlement, to walk in careful and earn a place and pray it isn’t filled with cultists. He knows that he and Joel can get on the way they’ve been living just fine – they’re used to scraping by. But Ellie...the kid needs more. She needs space to grow, to feel safe. She needs a home. Tommy clings to the idea that there are still good people left in this world – he has to believe that, or else what’s the point in continuing on?

    But Joel wants no part of what he clearly thinks is Tommy’s delusion. He scoffs, calls him naive. He insists they’ll manage, because they’ve always managed. The idea of trusting strangers, of putting Ellie inside anyone else’s walls, under anyone else’s rules, it rubs Joel raw. He doesn’t say it out loud, but Tommy hears it anyway: no one can protect her like I do. And maybe that’s true. But maybe that’s not the point anymore.

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    Tommy Miller never left the Fireflies, but Joel and Ellie found him anyway. After the events of Salt Lake City, the three of them find themselves stranded in the wilds of Teton County, Wyoming.

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