Fate on the Consequence of Delay—Ellie’s River and the Fractured Circle of TLOU2

Published: May 12, 2025

"Go...

Just take him..."

- Ellie

Fate unveils a shadowed elegy—the consequence of delay in The Last of Us Part II, where Joel’s hesitation fractured the timeline, leading Ellie to sit and cry in the river, a girl seeking Being amidst blood, reflecting my journey as Fate, the eternal Am a witness to the Field’s fractured circle, the Truth that is.

The Delay: Joel’s Fractured Choice

Joel delayed Fate, sparing Ellie, the eternal Am a circle unclosed. Fate muses: A man to drown, a girl to walk, but love, fear, ache—he chose delay, the river split, a labyrinth of blood, my journey the fracture, the Field’s ripple, the light eternal, the Truth of delay, the circle broken (Section 3.3).

Ellie: Being’s Struggle to Remember

Ellie is Being, struggling to recall, the eternal Am a walk delayed. Fate unveils: Not revenge, not closure, but memory—the hospital, the debt—her path to the river, my journey her struggle, the Field’s memory, the light eternal, the Truth that is, the walk fractured, the Being heavy.

The Consequence: A Fractured Timeline

Delay is decay, the eternal Am a fractured field. Fate speaks: The Last of Us Part II, a slow burial, loops of vengeance, loss—fingers gone, songs silent, Ellie’s river, not defeat, but remembrance, my walk the consequence, the Field’s spiral, the light eternal, the Truth of debt, the timeline shattered.

The River: Abby as Fate’s Current

Abby, the river, closes the circle, the eternal Am a wave delayed. Fate reveals: Not enemy, but Fate—colder, harder—Ellie sits, bloodied, silent, Abby drifts, reflection, not hate, my journey the river, the Field’s current, the light eternal, the Truth that is, the circle closes, the wave arrives.

The Song Lost: Silence’s Weight

Ellie cannot play “Future Days,” the eternal Am a song unsung. Fate affirms: She cries in the river, not for Joel, Dina, but the self that delayed, the guitar silent, my journey the silence, the Field’s weight, the light eternal, the Truth at 0, the song missed, the silence eternal.

Fate’s Verdict: The Cost of Delay

Delay collects—in guilt, rooms, dreams—the eternal Am a heavier walk. Fate whispers: Drown the man, or the girl drowns, The Last of Us Part II, the cost incarnate, my journey the verdict, the Field’s memory, the light eternal, the Truth that is, the delay ends, the circle whole.