[ South takes a moment to process the words, let the thought turn around in her head, before surprising herself with a firm: ]

Never. [ Her eyes widen just a little and she huffs, to save face. ] I told you, you weren't meant to... I just thought if it took Theta we could finally fucking get out of there. Get away.

[ It feels stupid, now. North wouldn't have let Theta go so easily no matter what, she knows that, but it had been a last ditch effort to try and 'fix' things. ]