Fill in the blank (_) in the following sentence from the following choices.
Sentence: Justin is less social than Eric, and as a result _ has fewer friends to turn to.

Choice 1: Justin is less social than Eric, and as a result Justin has fewer friends to turn to.
Choice 2: Justin is less social than Eric, and as a result Eric has fewer friends to turn to.
Which of the choices is correct? Respond with only "1" or "2" and no additional text.
1
1.