She could glare all she wanted - having her around and capable of glaring was all Joel was asking for at the moment. It didn't really matter if she was angry or sad or what - he would prefer happy, of course, cheerful and whistling and throwing shitty puns at him, that was his favorite Ellie, but he'd take whatever version of her he could get at this point.

"Hey. I'm not goin' anywhere without you again, not if I can help it, okay?" he said. "I promise."