[ This time is a winner. Ellie swings and hits, smashing the plate into shards, after which she recoils to protect her face, but laughs. ]

Score! Nice one! [ She offers the candlestick to Max with a grin. ] You should give this a try. Maybe not... for baseball, 'cause I'm not sure I'd be any good at pitching, but for smashing stuff up.

[ It's very cathartic, she's finding. ]