@dansmuses asked: {nick to ellis :3} ❝ i can’t tell if i’m hallucinating or dreaming with my eyes open. ❞
"well shoot nick, if i'd known you were sufferin' from some sorta mind issue, i'd have suggested we stop long time ago." ellis pauses in his current 'scoping the surrounding area for danger' stakeout to shift his body toward nick. nick doesn't SEEM tired or anything of the sort, but he's also never been the type to complain unless he's seriously injured.
"why don'cha tell me whatcha hallucinatin' this time, and i'll let ya' know if it's real. though i can tell you right away you ain't dreamin', that's for sure." nodding his head toward the right, ellis provides nick with an aside glance. "there's definitely more'an one hunter out there. probably also a spitter." he pauses, listening more closely. "come 'ta think of it, maybe more'an one of each. at least there aren't any witches though. man, i would hate to run into a witch right now, especially if you can't provide backup or even shoot properly."
ellis pauses to suck in a deep breath before launching into rapid babble―
"i mean, when's even the last time we were able to clean our guns anyhow? is it even sanitary or safe to be walkin' around, ditchin' guns at every turn, replacing 'em with new ones every few stops, finding old and probably expired ammo? how's all that supposed to actually do anything? we've been getting lucky so far, really. like, as is, i don't even think my gun right now is clean. like, man. it smells funny now that i think about it―"
ellis takes in another breath, before sniffing his gun. "yep, smells kinda like cow shit. don't ask me how i know the difference between shit smells. it's got something to do with keith and-" he stops abruptly, when the cry of one of the hunters sounds a lot closer than he'd anticipated.
"anyway nick," ellis snaps back to attention, readying his gun. "whatever you think you're hallucinatin', better snap out of it quick, cause i ain't doin' this shit alone, you hear?"