"I'm not disbelievin' you," Joel says lightly, but hey, he got the idea across. Even if he's mixing up Reapers with the alien bad guys from Ellie's comic books.

Fact of the matter is, he keeps living for the people he cares about. Right now it's Tess, and her. Maybe a couple of the kids - Clem, Beth.

He's not a good person, but he cares for some of the good ones. Of varying sorts. And he'll see to it they come out alright, or die trying.

"Husks - don't sound too smart, by the name," he points out. "Let me guess, mindless shells that used to be people?"