Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Erin encouraged Kayla to write their essay right away, because _ was the less responsible person.

Choice 1: Erin encouraged Kayla to write their essay right away, because Erin was the less responsible person.
Choice 2: Erin encouraged Kayla to write their essay right away, because Kayla was the less responsible person.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
2
2.