[Acting like the tough guy wouldn't go very far with her, so it's for the best that he's being real. There was nothing wrong with feeling things, and pushing them down to try and look cool just didn't help anyone.

It's not particularly convincing, but she'll refrain from calling him out on it so that he can keep his dignity intact.]

I wish I had really good answers for you, but we're kind of all trying to figure it out ourselves. [She might as well be honest while still trying not to dump too much information on him that will just make her sound crazy.] But we're stuck here for the moment, for better or for worse. The good news is that everyone you'll find in town is all in the same boat.

[She presses her lips together before she points down the road.]

There's an Inn that way. They have food, if you're hungry.