The Last of Us: Bill's Town
Channel: dontstopremembering
Date: 2021-10-12

Joel and Ellie head into the woods on the outskirts of the town of Lincoln. Ellie enjoys her first encounter with nature, since she had never left the Boston Quarantine Zone before. They come up to an old water tower and work their way into the town, where Joel's friend Bill lives. They see a column of smoke in the distance and decide to head in that direction. Joel warns Ellie that Bill is a good guy, but is completely paranoid and dislikes strangers. They find that the town is filled with Bill's traps, barricades, and homemade bombs to keep the Infected from getting too close to his safehouses. They make their way through the back alleys until they reach a garage where Joel is caught in one of Bill’s traps, resulting in him hanging upside down while Ellie attempts to cut him free as he shoots the Infected that rush in their direction. Just as Joel is about to be bitten, Bill rescues them and leads them to an abandoned laundromat where they battle more infected before escaping into a bar.

As they rush into the bar, Bill is distrustful and angry at them for setting off his traps and attracting so many Infected to the area. He owes Joel a favor, who asks him for a car to get to his brother Tommy in Wyoming. Bill reluctantly agrees, but says that there are no functioning cars in town, only parts. First, they must go to his other safehouse to gather weapons and supplies, because the parts are in a school filled with Infected. They reach his safehouse, in a church. They gear up before heading out. Ellie wants a weapon as well, but Joel refuses. Bill says that if they do this, then he owes Joel no more favors.

The three head out towards the graveyard, sneaking their way through an infestation of Clickers, and make their way through the rest of the Infected-filled town. They reach the school and kill the Runners surrounding it before hiding from more Infected by climbing through a window near where the military truck crashed into the school.

A wave of Infected closes in on them and they run into the school to escape. After Bill realizes that the battery in the military truck is gone, he, Joel, and Ellie work their way through the school and run into a Bloater in the gym. They manage to kill it and escape into a nearby home. There, they find Bill’s old partner, Frank, who committed suicide after being bitten so he wouldn't turn. They find a truck in the garage with Bill's battery in it, and if Joel searches the house, the Note from Frank can be found. Joel can give this note to Bill, who reads it, crumples it up, and tosses it aside before the pair prepare to push the car down the nearby hill to start it. Ellie drives until Bill orders her to stop once they have escaped the infected. Bill then parts ways with Joel and Ellie, giving Joel a siphon hose to scavenge gasoline from abandoned cars. Before letting them leave, Bill confirms with Joel that they're square—no more favors to owe.