[Ellie doesn't care if her hug is more of a cling after a few moments, fingers curling into the fabric of his clothing. It weird to have people coming back. It's too easy to get her hopes up about others.

If Joel leaves, he could come back. With or without memories of what happened here. It's not a very big comfort, but she files this realization away for now.

She wants to jab Jesse in the ribs and remind him about Hawaii, but that's not what happens when she pulls back, rubbing at her nose before moving to take off her gloves.]

Has it been a long time for you? I don't really get how all of it works, but for stuff to have fucked you up, time had to have passed, right? At home.