He saw that and reached out to squeeze her hand comfortingly. Well, it was meant to be comforting, but likely came off as nervous. "A bad joke, sorry. Can't really help it, I guess, when things are..." he gestured vaguely about them.

A deep breath and he met her eyes. "If...it's not like it's something you could have done by yourself, right? Pretty sure that's not how all that works."