[Really, it isn't as though Erika feels bad about it or scared in any sense but she does give a slight nervous laugh. Screwing up is still kind of upsetting either way. Though, it's a better reaction than she was expecting, which she sees she would have earned by his hand.] H-Hey, you can't leave me out here, right? The good guys aren't allowed to do that in stories. I'll even take the ribbons out...

[Not like she can say she didn't mean it or wouldn't have said it, so it's the best she can give.]