[She still fails to meet his eyes when scolded, but doesn't quite duck her head like she usually might, chewing a lip]

Nick might be out here. And Rosette and everyone else, too! I'm not-- I'm not going to stay behind! [That's not even half the story. Her time spent under UE's thumb with nothing but daily experiments to look forward to had given her a deep aversion to staying in an enclosed area, and--]

[(...)]

I might not be able to fight them, exactly... but I've got a power! [She thinks she does, anyway] I can help out!