But I could've done more.

[If it was possible for Ruby's shoulders to slump even more, they would be right now.]

I knew something was weird. I knew that something really bad was gunna happen as soon as I heard who you were up against. And I tried to get past Mercury when he stopped me, but...!

[She's not going to cry. She is absolutely not going to cry in front of one of her friends. And she doesn't, but... her voice cracks, just a little, at that "but".]

I wasn't strong enough...