Instructions: In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story coherent / plausible by writing "1" or "2" in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes most sense.
Input: Beginning: Carol mocked us for how silly we looked in our safety gear. Middle 1: Carol never had to remind us to put on our helmets. Middle 2: Carol used to have to remind us to put on out helmets. Ending: Now she doesn't need to.
Output:
2