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Spew should have known better. Ellies were known to be highly strung, impatient and lightning quick to anger. So blame Spew's youth and sense of invulnerability for what happened.

She and Red were on the way to the medical bay to check on their patients as Ellie joined them. "You two. You both need to pack supplies and get a rifle and pistol. We're out of here, now. Ship'll be here in an hour."
Spew stopped and said "We can't! We have patients up here! We have to-"
"The A.I. has them, and they don't need you. I need the both of you, now, and we're going, now.", said Ellie. "You'll do what I say, when I say it. Now!"
Red opened her mouth, a soothing, diplomatic reply forming in her mind. But Spew was faster. "Fuck that, and fuck you, you janky clone bitch!" she blurted.
Ellie actually seemed to blur as she moved, grabbing Spew's chin and forcing her back to the bulkhead. A thumb pressed into the soft flesh under her jaw and Spew's vision darkened.
"You feel that?" said Ellie. Her face was almost expressionless. "That's your carotid artery. It supplies blood to your brain. I guess you know that." Spew's face reddened. She was seeing stars as her arms, suddenly weak and child-like, scrabbled at Ellie. Ellie's grip tightened. Agony exploded in Spew's throat as her throat felt that awful pressure and she moaned in terror. Red did her best to get between them. "Ellie, no! Please don't hurt her-"
"I could break you, little girl..." Ellie said. But then something in her face changed, and she released Spew, who fell immediately, shuddering and crying. Red caught her fall, supporting her head and lowering her to lie against the wall. She looked up at Ellie, her face twisted with anger, ready to curse this frightening apparition of a girl. But Ellie's bleak, horrified expression stopped her.

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Spew should have known better. Ellies were known to be highly strung, impatient and lightning quick to anger. So blame Spew's youth and sense of invulnerability for what happened.

She and Red were on the way to the medical bay to check on their patients as Ellie joined them. "You two. You both need to pack supplies and get a rifle and pistol. We're out of here, now. Ship'll be here in an hour."
Spew stopped and said "We can't! We have patients up here! We have to-"
"The A.I. has them, and they don't need you. I need the both of you, now, and we're going, now.", said Ellie. "You'll do what I say, when I say it. Now!"
Red opened her mouth, a soothing, diplomatic reply forming in her mind. But Spew was faster. "Fuck that, and fuck you, you janky clone bitch!" she blurted.
Ellie actually seemed to blur as she moved, grabbing Spew's chin and forcing her back to the bulkhead. A thumb pressed into the soft flesh under her jaw and Spew's vision darkened.
"You feel that?" said Ellie. Her face was almost expressionless. "That's your carotid artery. It supplies blood to your brain. I guess you know that." Spew's face reddened. She was seeing stars as her arms, suddenly weak and child-like, scrabbled at Ellie. Ellie's grip tightened. Agony exploded in Spew's throat as her throat felt that awful pressure and she moaned in terror. Red did her best to get between them. "Ellie, no! Please don't hurt her-"
"I could break you, little girl..." Ellie said. But then something in her face changed, and she released Spew, who fell immediately, shuddering and crying. Red caught her fall, supporting her head and lowering her to lie against the wall. She looked up at Ellie, her face twisted with anger, ready to curse this frightening apparition of a girl. But Ellie's bleak, horrified expression stopped her.