Riley leads Ellie into a "sealed" shopping mall that has been reconnected to the city’s power grid. For Ellie, who grew up in the bleak, industrial world of the Quarantine Zone, the mall is like a magical kingdom. Together, they explore "The Five Wonders of the Mall":
Instead of ending their lives immediately, they choose to stay together. Riley says they can either be "poetic and lose their minds together" or keep going for as long as they can. They spend their final hours together, waiting for the infection to take hold. The.Last.of.Us.S01E07.720p.10bit.WEBRip.2CH.x26...
However, the noise and lights of the mall have alerted a "Stalker"—a runner infected by the Cordyceps fungus. The creature attacks, and though they manage to kill it, both Ellie and Riley realize the horrific truth: Riley leads Ellie into a "sealed" shopping mall