[It takes him a moment to answer. Everything is still so raw, thinking about what was once a normal life, lost to him, to all of them, forever. But he realises Ellie's probably never known what it was like, so he exhales]

I guess it depended on the person. Some people had exciting lives, sky diving, working in the army, saving lives in a hospital, that kind of thing. Some people just had normal boring jobs, working in offices, going to school.

People just got to be people and enjoy life how they wanted to. I don't think any of us realised how lucky we were until it was all gone.