[emerald considers it, and after a moment, she slowly pulls her selection out of the slot. when she talks again, she's still loud enough to be heard past the wall dividing them, but she sounds... regretful, almost? remorseful. something like that.]

I didn't even really think about it like that. I just didn't want to see you have to go through all this stuff again, or whatever happens if we get left behind here. It's... it really isn't fair?