[Ellie hesitates a moment when she sees that Chloe's raised her hands and looks thoroughly intimidated. She also doesn't look to be much older than her or seem to have any weapons. So slowly, she lowers her gun down to waist high so that it's pointing at the ground between them instead. Still guarded, but open to talking without hostility.]

... No, I guess it doesn't. [She shifts her stance a bit and looks down the street uneasily.] Look, my friend's really badly hurt and I need to get back to him. So... will you please tell me what's actually going on and how I can do that?