So i know this is just a joke, but I imagine the simulation limits one’s options to those present in the room. If she wants to send someone more likely to survive, like Data, there would be a roadblock:
Not enough time to get there from the bridge
Site to site transporter is down
Spot ate Data’s communicator badge
Data is commanding the saucer section in another sector
Data is on Risa hooking up with Sela
Something limits the options to those in the room. Georgi is the most qualified, and time is short