Dan wishes all the time that he could have 'made it work' by getting sober and getting a steady job and renting an apartment, giving Ellie stability and normalcy. He wishes making it work hadn't been living in a car, intermittently on the run from the law, stealing and scamming food to fill their stomachs, and relying on Ellie to do any and all reading for him.
But the alternative couldn't be worth considering. Ellie's magic made her a resource people wanted to exploit and someone who couldn't participate in most of society. Dan was one of the only people who saw her as a little girl and not as a meal ticket. So he stayed with her and she stayed with him until their lives were so intertwined it was hard to remember being without her.
"Five years for me and Ellie. So close to around how long it was for you." Dan feels like he doesn't need to put too fine a point on how he and Miguel are, in many ways, very similar. He doesn't want to erode seeing Miguel as an individual by imputing assumptions based on his own life.
"I normally don't feel right going through the days. I'm just, you know." He's drinking hard liquor and it's before noon, so he's sure Miguel can catch his gist. "But things felt alright when I was living with her. Reckon there's something powerful about being able to love and care for a kid like that."
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Dan wishes all the time that he could have 'made it work' by getting sober and getting a steady job and renting an apartment, giving Ellie stability and normalcy. He wishes making it work hadn't been living in a car, intermittently on the run from the law, stealing and scamming food to fill their stomachs, and relying on Ellie to do any and all reading for him.
But the alternative couldn't be worth considering. Ellie's magic made her a resource people wanted to exploit and someone who couldn't participate in most of society. Dan was one of the only people who saw her as a little girl and not as a meal ticket. So he stayed with her and she stayed with him until their lives were so intertwined it was hard to remember being without her.
"Five years for me and Ellie. So close to around how long it was for you." Dan feels like he doesn't need to put too fine a point on how he and Miguel are, in many ways, very similar. He doesn't want to erode seeing Miguel as an individual by imputing assumptions based on his own life.
"I normally don't feel right going through the days. I'm just, you know." He's drinking hard liquor and it's before noon, so he's sure Miguel can catch his gist. "But things felt alright when I was living with her. Reckon there's something powerful about being able to love and care for a kid like that."