[He stands up and stretches, trying to buy a little time.]

[This was a much harder choice than the first room. He knew for certain he wouldn't be able to catch her and keep them both from injury there. This time he was presented with something he could possibly do, but without any way to gauge just how dangerous it would be made the decision difficult.]

[Did he trust her enough to keep him safe in this scenario? He would say probably yes, assuming it wasn't too complicated once they got settled. But did he even have to take that risk? They had come a long way, but they weren't friends. They weren't teammates. They weren't even hardly acquaintances at this point. So why should he risk himself to give her some comfort?]

[Survival versus community. That's what it came down to, and honestly, he wasn't sure how he should weigh them against one another. So far, nothing had been rightly "fair" and "easy." Nothing was completely painless. Was he willing to risk pain, injury, worse? For a stranger?]

[After a long moment, he speaks, looking directly at her:] Do you really wish for me to make the decision?