( Ellie shrugs, frowning a little. )

I dunno. I did a lot of stuff back home, but doing it when you don't want to or aren't ready, it burns you up. You just start being angry all the time, 'cause you stepped up and someone else didn't.

( It's not an especially comforting thought, admittedly. People not picking up the slack at home drove her up the wall, but then, she'd never trusted Fi to really let her do stuff on her own the way she should've have trusted her. )