[ He can't pretend not to be a little relieved when she doesn't jump to interrogate him, though there's ample opportunity in his vague explanation. He'll tell her all about it, if she asks, but he can't make it make sense. Especially not now, when Ellie seems to have no knowledge of him disappearing at all. (Though that he can't decide whether to be grateful for or not, as much as it skews his sense of everything else. Not that it matters much, in the end. She's safe; that's what's important.)
In that regard, he does appreciate her flippant response. Even if he shows it with a sigh and a shake of his head, as he turns back to the road (frown decidedly lessened). ]
Uh-huh. That's definitely it.
[ Although he's not been entirely without uninvited cheer foisted upon him, this whole time, either. But he'll let her think she's saving him from the endless mundanity of magic-island hopping singlehandedly.
There's a break in the thick wall of jungle up ahead, after a fair bit of walking, and when he reaches it first, Joel comes up to a short stop again. That tension is short-lived, this time, though, and he motions for Ellie to join him. ]
Hey. Come and get a look at this.
[ Where the trees thin out around a wider spot in the road, a handful of dinosaurs appear to be grazing as they pass through. Not the type liable to try and eat them, either, from the looks of it. ]
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In that regard, he does appreciate her flippant response. Even if he shows it with a sigh and a shake of his head, as he turns back to the road (frown decidedly lessened). ]
Uh-huh. That's definitely it.
[ Although he's not been entirely without uninvited cheer foisted upon him, this whole time, either. But he'll let her think she's saving him from the endless mundanity of magic-island hopping singlehandedly.
There's a break in the thick wall of jungle up ahead, after a fair bit of walking, and when he reaches it first, Joel comes up to a short stop again. That tension is short-lived, this time, though, and he motions for Ellie to join him. ]
Hey. Come and get a look at this.
[ Where the trees thin out around a wider spot in the road, a handful of dinosaurs appear to be grazing as they pass through. Not the type liable to try and eat them, either, from the looks of it. ]