[She looks away, staring down towards the floor, with a quick shake of her head. A breath.]

No, I just... I need to be ready. I can't just sit around and be useless, not while the United Earth is still doing awful things. Nobody is really ready to be brought here, right? But if nobody helped, nothing would change.

[She looks back up towards Ellie with a small grin.]

Besides, I always wanted to travel! It's exciting. Thank you for being concerned about me, though.