[After seeing Joel's post, Steph takes a proper moment to scroll through the network. She doesn't use it much, tends to just flick through, but there's a worrying sort of pattern in all the posts.]

Ellie.

[It's alarming enough, that the call wasn't answered. Even when she heads to the Outlands, Ellie usually keeps her tablet with her.]

I need you to pick up right now. If you're mad at me or something or if something's happened I'll give you space, but I just need you to pick up and tell me that everything's fine, okay? Because people are missing and you need to pick up.

[She's growing increasingly panicked, and the words just cut off with a mumbled fuck before she hangs up.]