[Ellie's smile only grows as he talks. It's nice to listen to him, to live through the stories, to imagine it all. But he smile turns pensive, thoughtful when the conversation turns to her family.]

I- uh. I don't really know. They've been gone a long, long time.

[She doesn't say it with that much sadness. Just a fact. It is what it is, right? How can she miss what she's never had. Ellie brightens a moment later, getting an idea.]

I could tell you about Joel. He's the closest thing I've got to a family.