Context: The strange process of expulsion resumed , the hill peaking high with a pulsing movement and the skin tearing open . Rin could only hover in sympathetic agony while Manji bit down on a peeled stick and dug his fingers into the gravel . Again the emergence stopped and the rent began to heal , though the protrusion did n't retreat .
Question Why would someone dig their fingers into gravel ?
Possible answers:
Choices: 1). Grasping the gravel is a way to change focus from the pain . 2). Gravel grabbing is a fun game . 3). Gravel is a good commodity to build with . 4). Gravel is good to have if you want to throw it .
The answer:
1).