Luckily or unluckily for Elthree, she came to in the infirmary, not in a comfortable bed in the residence wing. So yes, she has a choice to make, apparently. Though, the idea that she would 'eat' data or 'energy cells' is somewhat laughable. She'll let the point slide for now.

"Most of the rooms are near identical. Either one berth, two, or four. Some of the rooms have sparse decorations, likely indicating that they've already been claimed."