User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Destiny In Depth/@comment-31.205.75.38-20160111015256

Given Cinder has 3 people to call on, one of whom is currently occupied with the match, I suspect Mercury may have been messaged about it and came out to stop Ruby deliberately.

As for Emerald somehow not drawing a response....fair point. My only conclusion is that Ruby states she "heard" Mercury and Co heading back, thus how much of that is based on hearsay is questionable. If anyone were to confront Emerald about this, she could brush part of that tale off as not entirely accurate.Emerald herself may have grown suspicious of Ruby suddenly heading for maintenance after seeing her, rather than just waiting to ask her after the current match or approaching her by civilian passages, thus leading to Mercury's confrontation.