I think maybe El ended up here because she has those powers. She's been someone's target since we first met her. Which so does not make it okay, but maybe she just... took a stand.
[ she chews her lip, because she's realizing she hasn't actually asked eleven how she died. it was easy to figure out what happened with steve - immediately after their arrival it seemed impossible not to talk about it, like that was maybe the only way to wrap her head around what was going on. but with el it never felt right. like maybe it was too personal, or it would hurt too much for both of them to talk about it. since they got here, it's been more important to her to make sure it didn't feel like her life ( hah ) was over now. making their cabin feel maybe a little, tiny bit like home.
she tips her head as another thought comes to mind, like she's not... totally sure she wants to go down this route, but it is possible. ]
On the other hand, maybe she's here because this isn't what they say it is. If you're the Mindflayer, what's the easiest way to knock out some of your biggest enemies? [ she makes a vague gesture ] Get inside their minds and make them think they're dead. For all we know we're sleeping in some underground basement somewhere. I mean, it's possible. But literally anything is possible, we have no solid proof of anything here.
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[ she chews her lip, because she's realizing she hasn't actually asked eleven how she died. it was easy to figure out what happened with steve - immediately after their arrival it seemed impossible not to talk about it, like that was maybe the only way to wrap her head around what was going on. but with el it never felt right. like maybe it was too personal, or it would hurt too much for both of them to talk about it. since they got here, it's been more important to her to make sure it didn't feel like her life ( hah ) was over now. making their cabin feel maybe a little, tiny bit like home.
she tips her head as another thought comes to mind, like she's not... totally sure she wants to go down this route, but it is possible. ]
On the other hand, maybe she's here because this isn't what they say it is. If you're the Mindflayer, what's the easiest way to knock out some of your biggest enemies? [ she makes a vague gesture ] Get inside their minds and make them think they're dead. For all we know we're sleeping in some underground basement somewhere. I mean, it's possible. But literally anything is possible, we have no solid proof of anything here.