It's late enough that Ellie should be thinking of going to sleep. They've got another big day tomorrow and they can't afford for Ellie to slack off because she's tired.
Still, she just can't seem to summon the will to go back inside, to shut her eyes. It's a lot of things, so she just stays leaning against the railing, shuts her eyes to rest them. Blinks them open as Clarisse's voice filters on through.
"Hey," she says, reaching up to rub at her eyes, pinch the bridge of her nose and come back to the present.
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Still, she just can't seem to summon the will to go back inside, to shut her eyes. It's a lot of things, so she just stays leaning against the railing, shuts her eyes to rest them. Blinks them open as Clarisse's voice filters on through.
"Hey," she says, reaching up to rub at her eyes, pinch the bridge of her nose and come back to the present.
"Everything okay?"