[He listens to that answer, trying to envision it from Eren's point of view. He thought Elliot was telling him that he had wasted his time out here? Is that why he got so irritated? ]

...Sorry. I didn't mean to make it sound like you were wasting your time.

[That much was true, it was more about taking responsibility for his own actions, making sure his own soft choice didn't hurt the rest of the mission.

But unfortunately for Eren, Elliot isn't naive. There is something...off about his words. ]

But why...do you make it sound like you're on a tighter timetable than the rest of us? We all need to get back home too, you know.