To her, it just makes sense. Humans are humans are humans, in all the positive and negative ways that can be taken. Those who fit outside the human parameters of "people" should keep an eye out for each other in a world like this, as she's come to learn over the past year. Humans extend personhood to whomever they can empathize with, and for those who don't neatly fit that mold...

"Fine. But I can handle myself, so don't wait up for me to ask favors."