[ Maria is moving towards her to give her a hug again as soon as she sees that change in posture. She assumes, at first, that it's because Max is gone that she feels this way, but as Maria wraps her arms loosely around her, she hears what else Liz is saying. ]

Oh, Liz, I'm sorry. I can't imagine going through everything this place throws at you and not have Max right there by your side.

[ It seems odd, too, but at the same time, she knows so very little of what this place can do to a person. She can't begin to presume. ]