Ted perfectly understands why either of them wouldn't have much of an appetite right now, which only further strengthens his desire to take care of them. He's only really grieving second-hand. Eventually he may come to grieve for what never was, but for now he's solely focused on making sure the two of them can safely grieve, while not having to worry so much about the basic self-care things.

He pulls out his own sandwich, slowly starting to eat that. Maybe he can lead by example. He assumes they might get some food on the plane, but he doesn't generally expect much from that.

"Never actually been outside of Manhattan, either," he adds. "Very much just the tourist experience."