（ — the hell? he barely has time to think it before the clicker is on them. he can hear half a dozen of its buddies a ways off, their screeching echoing down the halls. it goes for the girl, who seems fearless in a way he ain't used to, and he watches as she takes out its knees.
he's half tempted to leave her to it. but the problem with clickers is that taking out their knees doesn't actually stop them, just makes them try to scrabble along the floor towards you, so joel steps on its shoulder, puts the gun up close and personal against its spine and pulls the trigger. ）
Don't let them bite you.
（ his tone's terse. still quiet, though less so. the gunshot will have alerted the others, and now he's just braced for a fight. ）
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he's half tempted to leave her to it. but the problem with clickers is that taking out their knees doesn't actually stop them, just makes them try to scrabble along the floor towards you, so joel steps on its shoulder, puts the gun up close and personal against its spine and pulls the trigger. ）
Don't let them bite you.
（ his tone's terse. still quiet, though less so. the gunshot will have alerted the others, and now he's just braced for a fight. ）