[em walks over and leans her back against the dividing wall. she's not holding anything except hope.]

I don't know what's on the other side of this or what's waiting for us. Maybe it goes back into the town, maybe it's another stupid puzzle, maybe it's... I don't know. [she puffs out air slowly through her nose.] I think I have to get better at trusting you. 'Cause you're right. And, like, I don't want to keep treating you like that same scared girl who hated herself. You're not that and you haven't been that for months.