[Ellie frowns at his weapon, but doesn't address it right away, his hands are up and she's got her finger on the trigger if he decides to try and grab it. His attitude doesn't sit well with her, though.]

Look, partner- [Mocking his cowboy aesthetic.] I'm not fucking around, okay? I've got a hurt friend and no time to mess with some weird cult town that decided to kidnap me in my sleep. So yeah, I'll show you how lively I can be if you don't tell me with the fuck is really going on and where the exit is.

[All the festive decorations, music and strangely clean and new-looking buildings is her idea of a twilight zone cult town. Everyone's too happy and unconcerned here and like hell she believes that letter when it came with a picture of her sleeping and some blood on it.]