Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Brian was about to cook eggs while Kevin was about to have cereal, so _ prepared to pour  the milk.

Choice 1: Brian was about to cook eggs while Kevin was about to have cereal, so Brian prepared to pour  the milk.
Choice 2: Brian was about to cook eggs while Kevin was about to have cereal, so Kevin prepared to pour  the milk.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.