But this time, you can put all the blame on me when you eat too much and make yourself sick.

[ He's trying to lighten the mood, with questionable success. Joel's still got an arm around Ellie's shoulders, and he gives her a light squeeze. ]

Or we can do something else. Whatever you want.

[ Or he can leave her alone...but he'd really rather not do that right now, not after what he'd just seen. ]