[As Mirrors go, this one shares a whole lot of similarities with her Real. They're just different enough that she manages to remain a person the Real Emma would never want to go back to being for any length of time -- but there are some things that never change.]

What are you trying to do, appeal to my better nature? What do you even get out of it, anyway?

[He's right, the walls are up. She's hostile, on-edge and unwilling to let herself admit that she needs or wants anything other than her own survival.]

Maybe there is something to be said for it, but it's not for me. Other people just-- slow you down.