[She chokes on the breath she just took in, fighting against the wild, insane urge to laugh in his face. It almost hurts, she tries so hard, but she manages to keep it together.]

At that point? No way. Leaving was what we all wanted, more than anything. Even if death was the only thing that awaited me on the Near Side since I didn't have any Command Seals left, I wanted that too.

[She shakes her head, a wry grin tugging at her lips.]

He didn't understand why I chose that either, at that time. He found my answer pretty funny, though.