Elissa blinked and smiled a little tentatively at Patch, hastily wiping her eyes on her sleeve. She took his hand and allowed him to pull her to her feet. "T-thank you. So... I'm not g-going to h-h-hit you. I r-refuse to be v-violent a-against my friends." She let out a watery laugh. "At least being like this it won't be hard to convince them of our van wrecking. Or what, exactly, is our story...?"