Re: Dining room interaction.
"I dunno," Ellie said. "Zombies, or killer bunnies or something. Or we're marooned, because we're shipwrecked. When people ask you what you'll take to a desert island, they never tell you why you're there - just that you're there, and you've got to deal with it."
She looked up at Laura, blue eyes wide with curiosity. "Would you want me?" she asked.