[Sam, are you a pirate fanboy? You sound like a pirate fanboy. But Ellie just listens to him, feels a break of strong relief at the news about Nathan.]

Fuck. Really glad you weren't separated. I was starting to wonder.

[She'll have more questions, but for now, Sam's brings her up short. She turns back to her beer, presses the rim of the heavy glass to her lips, trying to decide what to say and how to say it.]

I, uh... was heading out, leaving town. I wasn't going anywhere in particular, so nobody's going to miss me or anything.

[Ellie shrugs, as if that can mitigate the words.]