"I told him to stop pairing you with me for upcoming missions, and he said no," is the watered down version of what happened, embarrassing even when stripped back. She hopes that Ellie never finds out she completely lost her temper with him, yelled and slammed his door. There was no harm done, not really. Only a bruise on her ego.

"Other people know a little," she adds, gruffly. "I talked about the Rattlers a few times."

But not Ellie.

"What do you want to tell Clarisse, exactly?"

Everything? Should they just tell her everything?