[It's not something that she expects Max to ask; they've just met and Ellie's not the one adjusting to crash-landing in a different world, but some people cope by focusing on others. There's a lot of them here, so she's less surprised than she might've been.
She gives her a somewhat wan smile, and nods.]
Yeah. His name's Joel. We've looked out for each other for a long time.
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She gives her a somewhat wan smile, and nods.]
Yeah. His name's Joel. We've looked out for each other for a long time.
[And then she realizes, a little awkwardly.]
I'm- Ellie. Probably should've led with that.