She doesn't know how many names are shared here, how many men are named Max on this ship, but once she knows his name it's not hard to make the connection that he's got to be Furiosa's Max. That makes something in her shoulders relax a little, it gives him an extra leeway he might not have had if it weren't for Furiosa.

And then he offers her a spoon, and his food that will go bad if it's not eaten, and maybe she isn't trapped on Jakku after all. This would never happen there. She watches him as she spears one of the slices of fruit, as she brings it to her mouth and eats the whole thing in one go.

There's a part of her that still thinks it might be a trap, but she's trusting Furiosa on this.

"Furiosa mentioned you," she says while she chews, but she does at least cover her mouth. "You're from her world?"